They spent just under 21 hours on the moon, including a two-hour moonwalk, before returning to orbit in the Lunar Module and docking with the Apollo 11 command module, which was piloted by Michael ...

Both the Apollo Command ... 11’s landing. These made Neil Armstrong very nervous during the last portion of the lunar landing. Don explained that these errors were due to leaving the docking ...

The Apollo spacecraft is a complex transportation system designed for lunar missions, standing 363 feet tall and weighing over 6 million pounds at launch. It consists of three main components: the ...

Apollo 11. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first humans to step foot on the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins ...

with the Eagle beginning its ascent back to the command module on July 21, 1969, before docking and rejoining Apollo 11. On July 22, 1969, Apollo 11 began its journey back to Earth, before safely ...

Introducing the Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot), and Michael Collins (command module pilot). The first Moon mission will be called Apollo 11.

Fifty years ago today, the massive Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 11 mission that would fulfill President Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth ...