At 12:51 EDT on July 24, 1969, Apollo 11, the U.S. spacecraft that
had taken the first astronauts to the surface of the moon, safely
returned to Earth.
Apollo 11 astronauts (L to R) Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong
and Michael Collins.
TIM MAGUIRE
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, Apollo 11, the first U.S. lunar landing mission,
was launched on a historic journey to the surface of the moon.
After traveling 240,000 miles in 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered into
a lunar orbit on July 19.
The Apollo 11, from left, Neil Armstrong, commander;
Michael Collins, module pilot; Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin,
lunar module pilot.
MIKE GRACIA
Richard Benjamin Speck
(December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991)
