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  2. Apollo 11 - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of Apollo missions - Wikipedia

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    Launch of AS-506 space vehicle on July 16, 1969, at pad 39A for mission Apollo 11 to land the first men on the Moon. The Apollo program was a United States human spaceflight program carried out from 1961 to 1972 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [1]

  4. Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

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    Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. ... NASA televised original launch video of ...

  5. Apollo 11 anniversaries - Wikipedia

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    A photo taken during the Apollo 11 50th anniversary show of the Apollo 11 rocket projected on the Washington Monument in Washington, DC on July 20, 2019 As part of the festival was a projection of the 363-foot (111 m) tall Saturn V rocket on the east face of the 555-foot (169 m) tall Washington Monument from July 16 through the 20th from 9:30 ...

  6. The Story Behind TIME's 1969 Apollo Launch-Party Photos

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    See TIME's photos of Americans who watched Apollo 11 lift off for the moon on July 16, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  7. Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the ...

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    Neil Armstrong shortly before the Apollo 11 launch, with a model of the lunar module that he and Buzz Aldrin would use. On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television ...

  8. Tranquility Base - Wikipedia

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    On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at approximately 20:17:40 UTC. Armstrong exited the spacecraft six hours and 39 minutes after touchdown, followed 19 minutes later by Aldrin.

  9. Lunar Module Eagle - Wikipedia

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    Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) is the spacecraft that served as the crewed lunar lander of Apollo 11, which was the first mission to land humans on the Moon.It was named after the bald eagle, which was featured prominently on the mission insignia.