45 years ago today Neil Armstrong descends a ladder to become the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon 20/07/69 Mission type Manned lunar landing Operator NASA[1] COSPAR ID CSM: 1969-059A LM: 1959-059C SATCAT № CSM: 4039 LM: 4041 Mission duration 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Apollo CSM-107 Apollo LM-5 Manufacturer CSM: North American Rockwell LM: Grumman Launch mass CM: 5,560 kilograms (12,250 lb) SM: 23,243 kilograms (51,243 lb) LM: 15,095 kilograms (33,278 lb) Crew Crew size 3 Members Neil A. Armstrong Michael Collins Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin, Jr. Callsign CSM: Columbia LM: Eagle On surface: Tranquility Base Start of mission Launch date July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC Rocket Saturn V SA-506 Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 UTC[2] Landing site North Pacific Ocean 13°19′N 169°9′W[2] Orbital parameters Reference system Selenocentric Periselene 100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi)[3] Aposelene 122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi)[3] Inclination 1.25 degrees[3] Period 2 hours[3] Epoch July 19, 1969, 21:44 UTC[3] Lunar orbiter Spacecraft component Command/Service Module Orbital insertion July 19, 1969, 17:21:50 UTC[4] Departed orbit July 22, 1969, 04:55:42 UTC[4] Orbits 30 Lunar lander Spacecraft component Lunar Module Landing date July 20, 1969, 20:17:40 UTC[5] Return launch July 21, 1969, 17:54 UTC Landing site Mare Tranquillitatis 0.67408°N 23.47297°E[6] Sample mass 21.5 kilograms (47.5 lb) Surface EVAs 1 EVA duration 2 hours, 31 minutes 40 seconds Docking with LM Docking date July 16, 1969, 16:56:03 UTC[4] Undocking date July 20, 1969, 17:44:00 UTC[4] Docking with LM Ascent Stage Docking date July 21, 1969, 21:35:00 UTC[4] Undocking date July 21, 1969, 23:41:31 UTC[4]
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:52:35 +0000