Launch date	16. Jul. 1969 13:32:00 UTC(09:32:00 EDT)
Mission Designation	AS-506 / SA-506
Launch vehcle	Saturn V First stage S-IC-6 Second stage S-II-6 Third stage S-IVB-506 IU S-IU-506
Spacecraft	CSM CSM-107 (Columbia) LM LM-5 (Eagle)
Launch Pad	PAD 39A
Landing Location	Sea of Tranquility 71 degrees North, 23.63 degrees East
Prime crew	Commander Pilot:CDP Neil A. Armstrong CM Pilot:CMP Michael Collins LM Pilot:LMP Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.
Backup crew	Commander Pilot:CDP James A. Lovell Jr. CM Pilot:CMP William A. Anders LM Pilot:LMP Fred W. Haise, Jr.
Mission Objective	Perform manned lunar landing and return mission safely.
Mission Result	The LM landed at 20:17:40 UT (16:17:40 EDT) in Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility), Armstrong reporting, "Houston, Tranquility Base here - the Eagle has landed." Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface at 02:56:15 UT on 21 July (22:56:15 July 20 EDT) stating, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", and Aldrin followed 19 minutes later. The astronauts deployed the EASEP and other instruments, took photographs, and collected 21.7 kg of lunar rock and soil. Launch weight 2,902,280(kg) Lunar orbits 30 Duration 195:16:35(8days and 3hours) Splashed down 24.Jul.1969 16:50:35 UTC (12:50:35 EDT) Splashdown point Pacific Ocean:13 deg 19 min N, 169 deg 9 min W:400 miles SSW of Wake Island Recovery ship U.S.S Hornet

CSM COLOR CHART
CSM-107 Apollo11 Columbia					BLOCK2.
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LM-5 Apollo11 Eagle					Three Lunar Surface Sensing Probe are attached legs except front. RCS Plume Deflectors are added.

Aldrin standing on the moon.

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	[DVD] Apollo 11 - Men on the Moon Twentieth Century Fox Home Video (August 19, 2003) USD44.98 Mankind's greatest adventure is remembered for the digital age. The DVD format changed the way we look at movies and especially TV series, with massive complete-season sets. That concept is spectacularly taken one-step further with Spacecraft Films' definitive collections of the Gemini and Apollo space missions, stuffing in nearly every scrap of TV transmissions and on-board footage. The three- to six-disc sets use the full functions of the DVD format; see a liftoff in six different angles (some remixed with 5.1 sound) or listen to a mixture of air-to-ground communications, official NASA narration, or post-flight debriefings, most often carefully synched to the exact moment of footage seen. Like any good research paper, every bit of footage may not be interesting, but taken as a chronicle of history, it's irreplaceable. View details(Amazon.com)
	[BOOK] Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Humankind's first lunar landing is narrated by rare official documentation, collected for the first time in this volume. Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
	[DVD] From the Earth to the Moon - The Signature Edition Warner Home Video (September 20, 2005) USD70.98 Originally broadcast in April and May of 1998, the epic miniseries From the Earth to the Moon was HBO's most expensive production to date, with a budget of $68 million. Hosted by executive producer Tom Hanks, the miniseries tackles the daunting challenge of chronicling the entire history of NASA's Apollo space program from 1961 to 1972. For the most part, it's a rousing success. Some passages are flatly chronological, awkwardly wedging an abundance of factual detail into a routine dramatic structure. But each episode is devoted to a crucial aspect of the Apollo program. The cumulative effect is a deep and thorough appreciation of NASA's monumental achievement. With the help of a superlative cast, consistent writing, and a stable of talented directors, Hanks has shared his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration and the inspiring power of conquering the final frontier. NASA's complete participation in the production lends to its total authenticity, right down to the use of NASA equipment, launch locations, and even spacecraft. The re-creation of the lunar landscape is almost as impressive as the real thing and is further enhanced by the use of helium balloons to lighten the actors playing moon-walking astronauts. (These and other backstage details are revealed in the "making of" featurette, along with a wealth of supplemental materials, on a bonus disc in the miniseries' DVD package.) With a fictional, Walter Cronkite-like TV reporter (Lane Smith) serving as the dramatic link for all 12 episodes, this ambitious production may not be a great work of art. But as a generous and definitive example of nonfiction drama, it's full of the same kind of awe, inspiration, and humanity that led to "one giant leap" in the all-too-short history of 20th-century space exploration. View details(Amazon.com)
	[DVD] Apollo 13 Universal Studios (March 29, 2005) USD14.99 NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. View details(Amazon.com)
	[BOOK] A Man on the Moon Penguin (Non-Classics) (April 1, 1998) USD10.85 A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and teamwork on Earth. In his preface Chaikin writes, "We touched the face of another world and became a people without limits." What follows are thrilling accounts of such remarkable experiences as the rush of a liftoff, the heart-stopping touchdown on the moon, the final hurdle of re-entry, competition for a seat on a moon flight, the tragic spacecraft fire, and the search for clues to the origin of the solar system on the slopes of lunar mountains. "I've been there. Chaikin took me back."--Gene Cernan, Apollo 17 astronaut--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. View details(Amazon.com)
	[BOOK] Apollo 13: Anniversary Edition Houghton Mifflin (April 11, 2000) USD16.38 On April 13, 1970, three American astronauts were on their way to the moon when a mysterious explosion rocked their ship, forcing them to abandon the main ship and spend four days in the tiny lunar module which was intended to support two men for two days. A harrowing story of danger, courage and brilliant off-the-cuff engineering solutions which resulted in a dramatic rescue. View details(Amazon.com)
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