Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 took off from the Saturn V rocket, which took astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on a trip to the moon and back.
After traveling 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered lunar orbit on July 19. The lunar module Eagle, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin, was separated from the command module, where Collins remained. Two hours later, the eagle began to descend to the lunar surface. The ship landed at the southwest end of the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong immediately conveyed a now-famous message to Mission Control in Houston, Texas: "The eagle has landed."
Armstrong opened the lunar module hatch. Going down the module ladder, a television camera connected to the ship recorded its progress and transmitted the signal to Earth, where hundreds of millions watched in great anticipation.
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 took off from the Saturn V rocket, which took astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on a trip to the moon and back.
After traveling 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered lunar orbit on July 19. The lunar module Eagle, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin, was separated from the command module, where Collins remained. Two hours later, the eagle began to descend to the lunar surface. The ship landed at the southwest end of the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong immediately conveyed a now-famous message to Mission Control in Houston, Texas: "The eagle has landed."
Armstrong opened the lunar module hatch. Going down the module ladder, a television camera connected to the ship recorded its progress and transmitted the signal to Earth, where hundreds of millions watched in great anticipation.
