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- At 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, with the world watching, Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (1930-) aboard.
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Oct 17, 2023 · The NASA Astronaut Fact Book provides information on the 360 explorers who have been selected as astronauts since NASA's first class in 1959.
Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.
- The Apollo 11 crew had to go through customs. After landing back on Earth, the Apollo 11 crew had to go through customs - as though they were returning from another country rather than from space.
- Neil Armstrong got the quote wrong. Neil Armstrong had reportedly planned to say ‘One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ He even claimed that he did say 'a' but that it was inaudible.
- The crew were put into quarantine. This was in case they brought back any disease or germs from the Moon.
- Buzz Aldrin drank wine on the Moon. The lunar module pilot took communion on the Moon. He did so privately because of a lawsuit against NASA about the broadcasting of religious activities from the Moon.
May 31, 2020 · Two US astronauts have achieved a world first by travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) and back aboard a spacecraft built by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Here, BBC News profiles the crew...
Jul 16, 2019 · NASA. The world is remembering 50 years since US astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong stepped on to the surface of the Moon...
Apr 17, 2024 · They are known as the Mercury 7. Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. When Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, there has been a continuous human presence at the space station since.
