Launched at 9:32 AM from Kennedy Space Center Florida

Command Module Columbia circled the moon with Michael Collins on board.

Lunar Module Eagle with 2 stages orbited around the moon at 1000s miles per hour

Missed the planned landing requiring Armstrong to take control from the computer

He flew the Eagle manually to the sea of Tranquility with only 20 seconds of fuel to spare.

July 20, 1969: Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours, 36 minutes on the Moon
     & returned to the Columbia Command Module.

July 24, 1969: Splash-Down at 12:50 PM in the Pacific Ocean

Duration of the journey: 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes

Distance traveled: 953,054 miles (that would be more than 100,000 miles per day.)

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