Dark side of the moon

953,054 miles, 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds

Apollo 11
16 - 24 July 1969

The Apollo 11 command module carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins around the dark side of the moon and back to earth on the first lunar landing mission.

'Spaceship 107 - alias Apollo 11- alias "Columbia". The best ship to come down the line. God Bless Her'

An epitaph to the journey written by Michael Collins, CMP (Command Module Pilot), inside the capsule on the navigation panel, near Columbia's sextant.

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