THE STORY OF APOLLO 11

Background Information: Apollo 11 was a mission that launched on July 16, 1969, and landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. The Apollo 11 mission itself launched on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Michael Collins orbiting above in the command module. The mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. The Moon on July 20, 1969. The mission was part of the larger Apollo Program, which was initiated by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 with the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. The broader Apollo program was initiated in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to win the space race against the Soviet Union. In the command module orbiting above when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their lunar landing on July 20, 1969. Landing: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Michael Collins orbiting above in the command module.

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