Apollo 11
Mission overview
Apollo 11 was the NASA mission that first landed humans on the Moon in July 1969.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q43653) · launch date 1969-07-16 confirmed
| Operator | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- Operator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P137 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Derived values
Computed from source-backed inputs via standard formulae — not observations. Every input and constant is traced below.
- Mission duration8 dayscalculated
Formula & inputs
Formula: Δt = end − launch (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- launchDate = -169 days (JD-like) · NASA
- endDate = -161 days (JD-like) · NASA
Limitations: Distinguishes actual duration from planned/extended-mission periods, which are not modelled here.
Uncertainty: not propagated (inputs carry no catalogued uncertainty)
Computed as of 2026-06-29.
Objectives
- ▹Perform a crewed lunar landing and return safely
- ▹Conduct surface science and collect samples
Outcome & discoveries
Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon while Collins orbited; the crew returned with 21.5 kg of lunar samples.
Mission profile
Crew
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- Mission targetThe Moon
- Part of programApollo program
- Launched bySaturn V
- Launched fromKennedy Space Center
- Mission includesNeil Armstrong
- Mission includesBuzz Aldrin
- Mission includesMichael Collins
- Mission includesApollo 11 lunar EVA
- Associated withSaturn V
- Associated withApollo 11 Lands the First Humans on the Moon
- Associated withFirst Humans on the Moon
Related missions
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.