The crew of Apollo 11 essentially created their own solar eclipse, but Aldrin had seen one a few years earlier from low-Earth orbit along with Jim Lovell on November 11, 1966, during the Gemini 12 ...

APOLLO 11 ROLE: Commanded the mission, landed the Eagle spacecraft on the surface of the moon and at 10:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, became the first man to step foot on the moon.

Apollo 10 got within nine miles of the moon's surface. The crew took pictures and gathered information about the landing sites for Apollo 11. This mission began on May 18, 1969 and ended on May 26.

As U.S. President Richard Nixon spoke to Apollo 11 astronauts on the phone after they landed on the moon in 1969, a photograph taken during the same mission was already on the wall in the Oval Office.

The Apollo 11 crew returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, reached the Moon in 1972. It was the last time humans would walk on the lunar surface.

Apollo 11's 4th Crew Member: A Ground-Breaking, 70 Pound Computer. June 28, 2019 / 8:04 AM EDT / CBS Boston (CBS) – On July 6, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off with its sight set on the moon.

In February 1965, Neil Armstrong and his fellow Apollo 11 crew members spent three days exploring at what was then known as the Nevada Test Site. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos.

The claim: Post implies Apollo 11 mission was faked because images appeared in newspapers before crew returned to Earth. A Jan. 25 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of the ...

Some of the original recovery crew will be there. The Apollo 11 astronauts immediately went into quarantine aboard the Hornet and, along with 48 pounds (22 kilograms) of moon rocks and soil ...

The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial "fourth crew member" on board: the Apollo Guidance Computer. Latest. U.S.

As U.S. President Richard Nixon spoke to Apollo 11 astronauts on the phone after they landed on the moon in 1969, a photograph taken during the same mission was already on the wall in the Oval Office.