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Apollo 11 landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to the lunar surface. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the lunar surface on July 21, 1969, while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit inside the command module.

The astronauts returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.

Additional Information:

Apollo 11 - Wikipedia

Apollo 11 Mission Report - NASA

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Who filmed the Apollo 11 trans-lunar injection?

In the recent Apollo 11 documentary we're shown footage of the mission undertaking a 'trans-lunar injection' burn after having conducted two orbits of the Earth. Who was filming this sequence?
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What were these bent clamps at the top of Apollo 11 CM used for?

An image of the top of Apollo 11 CM from heroicrelics dscc9638 and dscc9660. What were these bent clamps (marked with green arrows by me) used for?
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Apollo moon landings - any contingencies for meeting Russians?

I have wondered for years if the Apollo moon missions, especially Apollo 11, had any contingency plans in case they met either aliens or other humans (presumably Russians) on the Moon. Granted that the Moon was well-known to be a dead world and…
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How serious was the leaky hydrogen valve on the Apollo 11 mission?

The recent Apollo 11 documentary highlighted that the rocket suffered a 'hydrogen valve leak' in the hours prior to launch. Technicians were still trying to fix it even as the astronauts were boarding, and were presumably successful in sorting…
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Where is the Neil Armstrong interview I heard on Fresh Air with Terry Gross?

A couple of years ago I heard Neil Armstrong interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air. He was talking about manually piloting the Apollo 11 lunar module in extremely stressful conditions. Terry asked him if he was nervous. He said no,…
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Length of shadows Apollo 11

Apollo 11 Landing: 102.75 GET EVA Start: 109.00 GET, 14.0 deg. Finis: 111.75 GET, 15.4 deg. According to NASA's website the sun angles during the Apollo 11 mission are the ones stated above. At 15 deg an object of 1 meter would cast a shadow length…
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