APOLLO 11 LM (APS)

APOLLO 11 LM (APS) is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 4041

Int'l Code: 1969-059C

Launch date: July 16, 1969
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. It carried two astronauts, Commander Neil A. Armstrong and LM pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the first men to walk on the Moon. Also included on the LM was the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP), which consisted of several self-contained experiments to be deployed and left on the lunar surface, and other scientific and sample collection apparatus. The fate of the LM is not known, but it is assumed that it crashed into the lunar surface sometime within the following 1 to 4 months.