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.

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.

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

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.

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 command module pilot Michael Collins shared a previously unseen photograph of the Apollo 11 crew said to have been 'found at the bottom of a box.' The picture, ...

All three were born in 1930, and each had three children. All three were pilots, and they all served in the military. Two were Boy Scouts, and one said he is sure there is life elsewhere in the ...

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.

Apollo 11, the first moon landing mission in July 1969, produced a number of iconic quotes, such as, ... Apollo 11 Crew Wrote on Moon Ship Walls, Smithsonian 3D Scan Reveals. News.

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Apollo 11's 4th Crew Member: A Ground-Breaking, 70 Pound Computer. July 1, 2019 / 12:04 AM PDT / KCAL News (CBS) – On July 6, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off with its sight set on the moon.