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The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 am. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. An estimated one million spectators watched the launch of Apollo 11 from the highways and beaches in the vicinity of the launch site.
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, in 1969, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor.
It flew from Earth to lunar orbit on the command module Columbia, and then was flown to the Moon on July 20, 1969, by astronaut Neil Armstrong with navigational assistance from Buzz Aldrin. Eagle ' s landing created Tranquility Base, named by Armstrong and Aldrin and first announced upon the module's touchdown.
Neil Armstrong had a pilot's license before a driver's license. As commander of Apollo 11, he was the first person to step on the moon in July 1969.
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." That epic sentence was uttered by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from the surface of the moon 46 years ago and was broadcast around the world.
July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind. At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That ...
Astronauts flew Apollo spacecraft manually only during the lunar approach. [7] The final landing phase began about 2,000 feet (0.61 km) uprange of the targeted landing site. At this point, manual control was enabled for the commander, who had enough propellant to hover for up to two minutes to survey where the computer was taking the craft and ...
Aldrin said many people assume the famous photo from 1969 was posed because it manages to ... Aldrin and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong only spent about two and a half hours clambering around the ...