Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The astronauts also returned to Earth the first samples from another planetary body. Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission ; perform a manned lunar landing and return the mission safely to Earth, and pave the way for the Apollo lunar landing missions to follow.

Launched: July 16, 1969 13:32:00 UT (09:32 a.m. EDT) Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

Returned to Earth: July 24, 1969 16:50:35 UT (12:50:35 p.m. EDT)

APOLLO 11 ENTRY POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS

Source: NASA