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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Tranquility Base · 20 Jul 1969
The first crewed lunar landing. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the Sea of Tranquility in the Lunar Module Eagle while Michael Collins orbited above — the culmination of a decade of Cold War engineering.
Key specifications
Date
20 JUL 1969
Crew
Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins
Distance
384,400 km
Mission
8d 3h 18m
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