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| Keywords: Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Prepares for Weightless Conditions DVIDS854571.jpg en In preparation of the nation s first lunar landing mission Apollo 11 crew members underwent training to practice activities they would be performing during the mission In this photograph astronaut Collins left and chief astronaut and director of flight crew operations Donald K Slayton walk away from a T-38 jet plane at Patrick Air Force Base The two had been flying arcs to give Collins more time under weightless conditions The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center KSC in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center MSFC developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24 1969 Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A Armstrong commander; Michael Collins Command Module CM pilot; and Edwin E Buzz Aldrin Jr Lunar Module LM pilot The CM Columbia piloted by Collins remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM Eagle carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon On July 20 1969 Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface followed by Aldrin During 2_ hours of surface exploration the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth With the success of Apollo 11 the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished NASA Identifier MSFC-6900613 2009-11-19 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/854571 854571 2013-02-08 17 31 WASHINGTON D C US PD-USGov Patrick Air Force Base Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
