The Apollo 11 mission was less about discovery than it was about proving that the hardware, and the astronauts, could land on the moon and return safely to Earth. The crew only spent 2 hours 36 minutes outside the spacecraft and walking on the surface. They collected some samples, took some pictures, then they got back in and came home.
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Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the moon in 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface, while Michael Collins orbited above. The mission contributed valuable scientific data and samples to help us better understand the moon.
There were six manned landings on the moon before Apollo 11: Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17.
There was no space shuttle on Apollo 11
Apollo 11 landed on the moon in the year 1969.
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969.
Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.