Apollo 11 Apollo 11 Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module "Eagle" on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command Module Pilot Michael Collins piloted the command module "Columbia" alone
Return of Apollo 15 to Earth lunar microorganisms, after it was found from previous flights that the Moon was lifeless. They were flown to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. From there they were flown in a Lockheed JetStar to Ellington Air Force Base, Houston. The command module is displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio Return of Apollo 15 to Earth After the Apollo 15 Lunar Module "Falcon" lifted from the lunar surface on August 2, 1971, it rendezvoused and docked with the Command/Service Module "Endeavour". After transferring across the lunar samples and other equipment,