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19 November 1969, 06:54:35 UTC

November 19, 2023Space FlightAlan L. Bean, Apollo 12, Apollo Program, Charles Conrad Jr., Intrepid, LM-6, Lunar Module, Manned Space Flight, Oceanus Procellarum, Pete Conrad, Pete's Parking Lot, Statio Cognitum, Surveyor 3Bryan Swopes

Apollo 12 lunar lander Intrepid above the Moon before beginning its descent to the surface, 19 November 1969. (Richard F. Gordon, Jr./NASA)

19 November 1969: The Apollo 12 lunar lander, LM-6, named Intrepid by the flight crew, landed at Oceanus Procellarum, The Moon, at 06:54:35 UTC. The lunar module touched down within approximately 600 feet (183 meters) of the intended landing site, the lunar probe Surveyor 3, which had landed there 20 April 1967. The landing site is named Statio Cognitum.

Surveyor 3 landed at Oceanus Procellarum 20 April 1967. (Alan L. Bean/National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — *Surveyor 3* landed at *Oceanus Procellarum* 20 April 1967. (Alan L. Bean/NASA)

NASA Astronaut Charles (“Pete”) Conrad, Jr., descends the lunar lander’s ladder to the surface of the Moon, 11:35 UTC, 19 November 1969. (Alan L. Bean/NASA)

Mission Commander, Charles (“Pete”) Conrad, Jr., began the first lunar EVA at 11:32:35 UTC and set foot on the surface at 11:44:22 UTC. Approximately one-half hour later, at 12:13;50 UTC, Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean, Jr., also stepped out onto The Moon.

NASA Astronaut Alan L. Bean descends the ladder of Intrepid to the Moon's surface, 12:13 UTC, 19 November 1969. (Charles Conrad, Jr./NASA) — NASA Astronaut Alan L. Bean descends the ladder of Intrepid to the Moon’s surface, 12:13 UTC, 19 November 1969. (Charles Conrad, Jr./NASA)

21 July 1969, 17:54:00 UTC, T + 124:22:00.79

July 21, 2023Space FlightApollo 11, Apollo Program, Ascent Stage, Astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, Columbia, Command and Service Module, CSM-107, Eagle, Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, LM-5, Lunar Landing, Lunar Module, Manned Space Flight, Michael Collins, Moon Landing, Moon Shot, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neil Alden ArmstrongBryan Swopes

Apollo 11 LM Eagle Ascent Stage approaching CSM Columbia in Lunar Orbit, 21 July 1969. (Michael Collins/National Aeronautics and Space Administration AS11-44-6642) — The Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module *Eagle* (LM-5) approaches the Command/Service Module *Columbia* in Lunar Orbit, approximately 2130 UTC, 21 July 1969. (Michael Collins, NASA)

21 July 1969: After spending a total of 21 hours, 36 minutes, 21 seconds on the surface of The Moon, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin fired the rocket engine of the Lunar Module’s Ascent Stage. The liftoff was at 17:54 UTC.

Three hours and forty minutes later, the Eagle ascent stage docked with Columbia, the Command/Service Module, in lunar orbit.

Apollo 11 Command and Service Module Columbia (CSM-107) in Lunar Orbit — The Apollo 11 Command and Service Module, *Columbia* (CSM-107), in Lunar Orbit, as seen from the Lunar Module, *Eagle*. (NASA)

21 July 1969, 02:56:15 UTC, T + 109:24:15

July 21, 2023Space FlightApollo 11, Apollo Program, Astronaut, Eagle, First Step, LM-5, Lunar Landing, Lunar Module, Manned Space Flight, Moon Landing, Moon Shot, NASA, Neil A. Armstrong, Neil Alden Armstrong, Neil ArmstrongBryan Swopes

Apollo 11 Lunar Module, with Neil Armstrong, first step, 0256 UTC 21 July 1969 — Neil Armstrong steps onto the Moon, 10:56:15 p.m. EDT, 20 July 1969. (NASA)

10:56:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Sunday, 20 July 1969 (02:56:15, 21 July 1969 UTC): 109 hours, 24 minutes, 15 seconds after the Apollo 11/Saturn V was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA Astronaut Neil Alden Armstrong set foot on the surface of the Moon.

“That’s one small step for a man. . . one giant leap for mankind.”

This was the most significant event in the history of mankind.

Neil Alden Armstrong inside the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon, 20 July 1969 — Neil Alden Armstrong inside the Lunar Module *Eagle* on the surface of the Moon, 21 July 1969. (Edwin E. Aldrin/NASA)

20 July 1969, 18:12:01 UTC, T + 100:40:01.9

July 20, 2023Space FlightApollo 11, Apollo Program, Astronauts, Command and Service Module, Eagle, Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, Lunar Landing, Lunar Module, Manned Space Flight, Michael Collins, Moon Landing, Moon Shot, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neil Alden ArmstrongBryan Swopes

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle shortly after separation from teh Command and Service Module, in orbit around the Moon, 20 July 1969. (NASA) — The Apollo 11 Lunar Module *Eagle*, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard, shortly after separation from the Command and Service Module, in orbit around the Moon, 20 July 1969. (Michael Collins, NASA)

20 July 1969, 18:12:01 UTC, T + 100 hours, 40 minutes, 1.9 seconds: The Lunar Module Eagle completes the separation maneuver, moving away from the Apollo 11 Command and Service Module Columbia.

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

July 19, 2023Space 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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