Apollo 11 — Tranquility Base

20 July 1969 · Sea of Tranquility

The Eagle has landed.

A curated, cited archive of Apollo 11’s 21.6 hours on the lunar surface — the landing, the moonwalk, the experiments, and the samples — every claim linked against the NASA record.

“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” — 102:45:40 GET

Moon: NASA / GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Scope: the lunar surface, end to end — touchdown at 102:45:40 GET to lunar liftoff at 124:22:00 GET. The flight out and home appears only as context.

Start with the story

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From the analyses

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Every claim cited to the NASA record · checked against 2011 LROC imagery · public domain, properly credited — about this archive →

The Apollo 11 prime crew in white space suits before a lunar backdrop: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. — **The crew of Apollo 11** — Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. Photo: NASA.