Apollo 11 · Columbia

Apollo 11 · Columbia — crewed mission, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Apollo 11 · Columbia in a 3D mission replay. Follow a reconstruction of the 1969 lunar mission using its historical timeline.

The first crewed lunar landing, replayed against the true Earth–Moon geometry of July 1969. Scrub time through 16–24 July to fly the mission — speed the clock and watch the translunar coast unfold.

Crew

Armstrong · Aldrin · Collins

Launched

16 Jul 1969, 13:32 UTC

Lunar landing

20 Jul 1969, 20:17:40 UTC

Splashdown

24 Jul 1969, Pacific

Mission length

8 days 3 hours

Shown here

Reconstruction from the real timeline

Explore Apollo 11 · Columbia in 3D

This is a historical reconstruction of Apollo 11 · Columbia, using the Apollo 11 timeline and the Earth–Moon geometry of July 1969. The route between mission events is interpolated, rather than a continuous telemetry record. Opening the model sets the simulation to the mission era.