Apollo 11 was a mission, of the Apollo program. It carried 3 men, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins to/on the moon. Neil and Edwin walked on the moon, while Michael orbited around it, waiting for the upper section of the Lunar Module to blast up with Neil and Edwin with moon rocks up.
When it came up, Michael docked the command module with the Lunar. Then, the 2 astronauts floated through and fastened in. Michael then dropped the Lunar Module to crash on the Lunar surface.
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Apollo 11 was the first mission to successfully land astronauts on the moon in July 1969. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, while Michael Collins orbited above in the command module. They conducted experiments, collected samples, and planted the American flag before returning safely to Earth.
There was no space shuttle on Apollo 11
Apollo 11 launched into space on July 16, 1969.
NASA, the United States' space agency, sent Apollo 11 into space on July 16, 1969.
Apollo 11 was launched in 1969.
Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969.