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    NASA · Crewed

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on 20 July 1969 while Michael Collins orbited in Columbia.

    CompletedCompleted. First crewed lunar landing.

    Launch date

    1969-07-16

    Destination

    Moon — Sea of Tranquillity

    Mission end

    1969-07-24

    Objectives

    • Perform a crewed lunar landing and return safely to Earth

    Spacecraft

    Command/Service Module Columbia and Lunar Module Eagle; launched on Saturn V

    Scientific instruments and systems

    • Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package
    • Laser Ranging Retroreflector (still in use)
    • Solar wind composition experiment

    Timeline

    1. 1969-07-16Launch from LC-39A
    2. 1969-07-20Lunar landing and first moonwalk
    3. 1969-07-24Splashdown in the Pacific

    Major achievements

    • First humans to walk on the Moon
    • Returned 21.5 kg of lunar samples

    Status reviewed 2026-10-23. For official images and the latest updates, visit the agency pages listed under Sources.