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Apollo 11

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Apollo 11

First crewed landing on the Moon, in July 1969.

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Dates
16–24 Jul 1969
Place
Kennedy Space Center
Wikidata
Q43653

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  1. 16–24 Jul 1969 Apollo 11
Proof 4 sources
  1. Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal: One Small Step, NASA (Apollo Lunar Surface Journal), 20 Jul 1969. Primary record Archived copy
    That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.
    Here Men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.
  2. Memo from William Safire to H. R. Haldeman, "In Event of Moon Disaster," July 18, 1969 (scan, Haldeman files), National Archives and Records Administration, Richard Nixon Presidential Library, 18 Jul 1969. Primary record Archived copy
    These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery.
  3. Marshall Space Flight Center history, NASA. Primary record
    Marshall’s legacy in rocket engineering includes providing the Saturn rockets that powered Americans to the moon
  4. Apollo 11 mission summary (NASA SP-4029, Apollo By The Numbers), NASA History Division, 2000. Primary record
    With the completion of the Apollo 11 mission, the national objective of landing humans on the Moon and returning them safely to Earth before the end of the decade was accomplished.
    The total time spent outside the LM was 2 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds;
    the total distance traveled was about 3,300 feet (1 km); and the collected samples totaled 47.51 pounds (21.55 kg).
    Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, Pad A, at a Range Zero time of 13:32:00 GMT (09:32:00 a.m. EDT) on 16 July 1969.
    followed by the red-line low-level fuel quantity light at 102:44:28, just 72 seconds before landing.
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