[1] Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin proudly blasted off into space on July 16, 1969, 9:32 A.M. from Cape Kennedy (Loff). [4] Escaping earth’s gravity, Apollo 11 entered into lunar orbit, which lasts two hours for every orbit around the moon [Apollo 11 (AS-506)]. [2] Upon landing in the Sea of Tranquility on July 24, 1969, Neil Armstrong took the first step ever onto the moon followed by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, while they filmed it on a camera [Loff, Apollo 11 (AS-506)]. [5] While on the moon, the men conducted experiments, took many photos, collected samples, and commemorated flags and plaques [Apollo 11 (AS-506)]. [3] Violently, the massive spacecraft plummeted into
