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19 July 1969, 22:42 UTC, T + 81:10

July 19, 2024Space FlightApollo 11, Apollo Program, Astronauts, Buzz Aldrin, Eagle, Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, LMP, Lunar Landing, Lunar Module, Manned Space Flight, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neil Alden ArmstrongBryan Swopes

Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Jr., Colonel, United States Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut, in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle, 20 July 1969. (Neil Alden Armstrong/National Aeronautics and Space Administration AS11 36-5390) — Colonel Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., United States Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut, in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle, 20 July 1969. (Neil Alden Armstrong/NASA)

19 July 1969, 22:42 UTC, T + 81 hours, 10 minutes: Just over 58 minutes since the Apollo 11 spacecraft entered a circular orbit around the Moon, Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin entered the Lunar Module Eagle to power it up and start systems checks in preparation for the descent to the Lunar surface.

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19 July 1969, 22:42 UTC, T + 81:10