Apollo 11
July 25, 1969
Apollo 11 splashed down safely on Thursday. Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are home. But last night I walked outside and looked up at the Moon, and it was different. It looked different. Not because anything had changed about the Moon. Because something had changed about me. About us. It's not…
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Apollo 11
July 23, 1969
I learned recently that Buzz Aldrin took communion on the surface of the Moon. He's spoken about it in interviews. I've been sitting with this for a few days.
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July 22, 1969
The night after Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon. I couldn't sleep. I sat up until 2 AM with this notebook.
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Apollo 11
July 21, 1969
Neil Armstrong descended the ladder of the Eagle at 10:56 PM Eastern and stepped onto the Moon. His first words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Buzz Aldrin followed twenty minutes later. I watched on television, the picture grainy and miraculous, and I kept thinking:…
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Apollo 11
July 20, 1969
At 4:17 PM Eastern Time, Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong's voice: "Tranquility Base here — the Eagle has landed."
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Apollo 11
July 20, 1969
Partway through the powered descent, a guidance computer alarm called 1202 appeared. The whole world held its breath. A 24-year-old named Jack Garman said "go."
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Apollo 11
July 20, 1969
Sunday, July 20th, 1969. At 4:17 PM Eastern time, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong said: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." I was in my living room. I am not ashamed to say I could not speak…
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Apollo 11
July 19, 1969
Apollo 11 entered lunar orbit this afternoon. The service propulsion engine fired for 6 minutes behind the Moon, and when the spacecraft came back in radio contact, they were in orbit.
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Apollo 11
July 18, 1969
Apollo 11 is two days out from the Moon. Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are coasting through space at about 2,000 miles per hour now, slowing as Earth's gravity pulls them back.
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Apollo 11
July 16, 1969
The Saturn V launched at 9:32 AM this morning and everything worked. Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are on their way to the Moon.
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