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Saturn V | Apollo 11
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Mission brief
The mission at a glance.
Apollo 11 was commanded by Neil Armstrong , Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin. The Mission was to complete the goal that President John F. Kennedy set on May 25, 1961 to land a man on the moon and return the crew back to Earth. On July 20,1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there Lunar Module on the sea of tranquility this marked the first time a human has set foot upon another celestial body.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
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Liftoff
- T+00:01:23
Max-Q
- T+00:02:41
MECO
- T+00:02:42
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:43
SES
- T+00:03:17
Launch Escape Jettison
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- T+00:09:08
SECO
- T+00:09:09
Stage 3 Separation
- T+00:09:12
Stage 3 Ignition
- T+00:11:39
Stage 3 Cutoff
- T+02:44:16
Stage 3 Ignition
- T+02:50:13
Stage 3 Cutoff
- T+03:17:00
CSM Seperation