<Table> Apollo 11 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Neil Armstrong descends a ladder to become the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Manned lunar landing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: 1969 - 059A </Li> <Li> LM: 1969 - 059C </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: 4039 </Li> <Li> LM: 4041 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Apollo CSM - 107 </Li> <Li> Apollo LM - 5 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: North American Rockwell </Li> <Li> LM: Grumman </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 100,756 pounds (45,702 kg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing mass </Th> <Td> 10,873 pounds (4,932 kg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Crew </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crew size </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Neil A. Armstrong </Li> <Li> Michael Collins </Li> <Li> Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Callsign </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: Columbia </Li> <Li> LM: Eagle </Li> <Li> On surface: Tranquility Base </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> July 16, 1969, 13: 32: 00 (1969 - 07 - 16UTC13: 32Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Saturn V SA - 506 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kennedy LC - 39A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> End of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recovered by </Th> <Td> USS Hornet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing date </Th> <Td> July 24, 1969, 16: 50: 35 (1969 - 07 - 24UTC16: 50: 36Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing site </Th> <Td> North Pacific Ocean 13 ° 19 ′ N 169 ° 9 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.317 ° N 169.150 ° W ﻿ / 13.317; - 169.150 ﻿ (Apollo 11 splashdown) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Selenocentric </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periselene </Th> <Td> 100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aposelene </Th> <Td> 122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inclination </Th> <Td> 1.25 degrees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 2 hours </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> July 19, 1969, 21: 44 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar orbiter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft component </Th> <Td> Command / Service Module </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital insertion </Th> <Td> July 19, 1969, 17: 21: 50 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital departure </Th> <Td> July 22, 1969, 04: 55: 42 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbits </Th> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar lander </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft component </Th> <Td> Lunar Module </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing date </Th> <Td> July 20, 1969, 20: 18: 04 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Return launch </Th> <Td> July 21, 1969, 17: 54 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing site </Th> <Td> Mare Tranquillitatis 0 ° 40 ′ 27" N 23 ° 28 ′ 23" E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.67408 ° N 23.47297 ° E ﻿ / 0.67408; 23.47297 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sample mass </Th> <Td> 21.55 kilograms (47.51 lb) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface EVAs </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> EVA duration </Th> <Td> 2 hours, 31 minutes 40 seconds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Docking with LM </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Docking date </Th> <Td> July 16, 1969, 16: 56: 03 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Undocking date </Th> <Td> July 20, 1969, 17: 44: 00 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Docking with LM ascent stage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Docking date </Th> <Td> July 21, 1969, 21: 35: 00 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Undocking date </Th> <Td> July 21, 1969, 23: 41: 31 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> </P> Left to right: Armstrong, Collins, Aldrin Apollo program ← Apollo 10 Apollo 12 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Neil Armstrong descends a ladder to become the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon </Td> </Tr>

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