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THE FIRST LUNAR
LANDING1. Apollo 11 Crew
2. Time Table
3. Saturn V
4. Planning Ahead
5. Docking with Eagle
6. Science Experiments
Neil Armstrong
Mission
Commander
Edwin Aldrin
Lunar
Module Pilot
Apollo 11 Crew
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Michael Collins
Command
Module Pilot
Apollo 11 Time Table
Launched: July 16th 1969
Landed on Moon:July 20th 1969
Returned to Earth: July 24, 1969
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1. Most powerful rocket ever built
2. 363 ft. high and 7.5 million lbs. of thrust at lift off
3. Combined horsepower of 543 jet fighters
4. 50 tons accelerated to 24,000 mph.
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Major Components of the Saturn V Rocket
1. Launch Escape System2. Command Module3. Service Module4. Lunar Module5. Third, Second and First
stage
- Columbia or CSM
- Eagle or LM
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This image shows the Eagle inside the stage 3 section of the Saturn rocket.
Explosive panels released the Eagle from Stage 3.
The docking procedure was a combination of automated and manual controls.
The command module had to turn around and connect with the LM.
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Science Experiments
It provides data on the Moon’s retreat and plate tectonics.
This is the only Apollo experiment still providing data.
Laser Reflector
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Science Experiments
Solar Wind Detector
It provided data on the structure and composition of the Sun.
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