40 Years after Apollo 11: July 19

Apollo 11 has arrived in lunar orbit. When they got close enough to the Moon, they fired the service module rocket to slow them down enough to be captured by the Moon’s gravity.

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Now, Neil and Buzz have gotten into the lunar module and separated from the command/service modules. (Here the LM is upside down, rotating so Mike in the command module can make sure everything looks okay.

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From the lunar module, Neil and Buzz can look back at Mike, who is now the most alone person in the universe.

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