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Mercury's surface, taking over Tranquillity at 4:18 p.m. EDT. A
2800 photos. It revealed a more or Lunar Module camera provided live
less moon-like surface. It thus television coverage of Armstrong
contributed enormously to our setting foot on the lunar surface at
understanding of the planet, whose 10:56 p.m. EDT. Just as he
surface had not been successfully stepped off the Lunar Module Neil
resolved through telescopic Armstrong proclaimed, "That's one
observation. small step for a man, one giant
leap for mankind." Forty-seven
Apollo 11 Mission pounds of lunar surface material
were collected to be returned for
The purpose of the Apollo 11
analysis. The surface exploration
mission was to land men on the
was concluded in 2½ hours, when
lunar surface and to return them
the crew re-entered the lunar
safely to Earth. The crew was Neil
module to return safely home.
A. Armstrong, commander; Michael
Collins, Command Module pilot; Source: NASA Website
and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar
Module pilot.
After launch, the spacecraft was
inserted into lunar orbit about 76
hours into the mission. The
spacecraft landed in the Sea of
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