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Lunar Module over a Cratered Surface

The Apollo program mission that achieved the first crewed Moon landing, on 20 July 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited overhead in the command module.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar landing 1
Launch Date
1969-07-16 1
End Date
1969-07-24 1
Outcome
Successful; first crewed Moon landing, first human steps on another world, safe return of all three crew members. 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Crewed By

Buzz Aldrin, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin
Michael Collins, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Neil Armstrong, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source NASA History Office
Sources
1. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
NASA History Office
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOperated By: NASA
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationCrewed By: Michael Collins, Michael Collins (astronaut), lead paragraph section
Quote, Crewed By: Michael Collins, Michael Collins (astronaut), lead paragraph section
flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969
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