Apollo 11: the launch to the moon On July 16, 1969, the apollo 11 spacecraft began launch from Cape Kennedy, Florida. This shuttle held 3 passengers, Neil Armstrong, michael Collins, and lastly Edwin “buzz” Aldrin. The spacecraft was going to voyage where america has never voyaged with manned spacecraft before: it was heading for the moon.”apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon”(space.com). A considerable amount of …show more content…
First of all the mission took corse a little over a week. “The time it took to complete the mission was 111 hours and 39 minutes”(NASA Mission interview). Armstrong And Aldrin spent a considerable amount of time on the moon's surface. “Aldrin and Armstrong spent a total of 21 hours 36 minutes on the moon itself” (NASA mission interview). The rest of the time of the mission was spent traveling through space to the moon and back. There is also cool facts about the astronauts suits. For example,they trap in heat so the wearer can go through outside climate condition of extreme temperatures.an additional fact is: “atronaut suits were equipped with a main 4 hour oxygen supply and an emergency 30 minute supply”(Unknown). Lastly the suit were made to withstand sudden drops in air pressure. The previous sentences give facts about the mission and space suits. Their is many interesting facts about space and the apollo 11