Apollo 11's flight path took the spacecraft into Earth orbit 11 minutes after launch. Just over two hours later, during its second orbit, the rocket's third stage fired again to boost Apollo ...

The answer depends on many factors, including the amount of fuel needed, the moon's orbit and the mission's objectives.

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‘Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.’ Designed by Collins, Apollo 11’s mission patch echoes this friendly and ...

After Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong ... men on the moon might be exposed to some germs that don’t exist on Earth and that once on Earth could propagate and cause an epidemic,” National ...

CBS memos from the time describe the scope of the news coverage and the significance of the Apollo 11 mission. "[The moon is the] first step in man's attempt to put into proper perspective Earth's ...

6. This image of moon was captured by NASA during the total solar eclipse. 7. During the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon, a close-up view of an astronaut's bootprint in the lunar ...

It belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids, which are Earth-crossing space rocks with semi-major axes larger than Earth's. These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo ...

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Mankind's first triumphant step off this world. On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. Highlights of our collection of ...