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Jul 11, 2024 · NASA and Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC, later renamed Johnson Space Center) officials join the Mission Operations Control Room flight controllers in celebrating the successful splashdown of the Apollo 11 crew.
Apr 17, 2015 · “The Eagle has landed…” Mission Objective The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth.
Orbital parameters; Reference system: Selenocentric: Periselene altitude: 100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi) Aposelene altitude: 122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi) Inclination
1 day ago · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo program and a massive national commitment by the United States to beat the Soviet Union in putting people on the Moon.
Jun 24, 2019 · Mission Time 00:00:00: Apollo 11 Launches. To overcome the Earth’s orbital gravity, NASA required a rocket 100 times more powerful than the Mercury boosters that launched the first American ...
The Soviet Union launched the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961. Within days of the Soviet achievement, President John F. Kennedy asked Vice President Lyndon Johnson to identify a “space program which promises dramatic results in which we could win.” A little over a month ...
On July 20, 1969, a human walked on the Moon for the first time. Relive the full journey to and from the the Moon with this timeline.
Jul 16, 2024 · “Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” “Magnificent desolation.” Three phrases
Jul 16, 2019 · Apollo 11, the historic mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time, turns 50 this year.
Jul 28, 2020 · Apollo 11 was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. It fulfilled a 1961 goal set by President John F. Kennedy to send American astronauts to the surface and return them safely to Earth before the end of the decade.
