Apollo 11

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1. The space vehicle that carried three American astronauts to the moon and back in July 1969. The vehicle consisted of a command module, which stayed in lunar orbit, and a lunar module, which carried two of the three crewmen to a safe landing on the moon.

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The other members of the crew were Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon, and Michael Collins.

On becoming the first person to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong declared: “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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From the Apollo 11 moon landing to the miniseries ‘Roots,’ the small screen has often united the country by bringing history into every living room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

She says the 47-year-old "found the cassette tape that they played on the Apollo 11 mission".

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Apollo 11 used electricity from hydrogen fuel cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

It was of course the voice of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, with the Apollo 11 mission.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

As the days passed and the mice stayed healthy, our spirits rose, and finally, on August 10, 1969, the flight of Apollo 11 ended and we were released to the world.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins