Apollo 11 ( From Moon to Columbia )

The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic voyage to the Moon and back on July 16-24, 1969. This mission culminated in the first human steps on another world. The Apollo 11 spacecraft had three parts: the Command Module, the Service Module, and the Lunar Module "Eagle". While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the Moon in "Eagle", Michael Collins remained alone in "Columbia". For 28 hours he served as a communications link and photographed the lunar surface. After reclaiming Armstrong and Aldrin from the ascent stage of the Lunar Module, "Columbia" was the only part of the spacecraft to return to Earth.
On July 24, the astronauts returned home and were immediately put in quarantine. The splashdown point was 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317, -169.15, 2,660 km (1,440 nm) east of Wake Island, or 380 km (210 nm) south of Johnston Atoll, and 24 km (15 mi) from the recovery ship, USS Hornet. After recovery by helicopter approximately one hour after splashdown, the astronauts were placed in a trailer that had been designed as a quarantine facility

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[robertowatsiano]

@STATUSthesleepers yeah i saw that too and thought wasnt he supposed to be alo0o0o0ne

[alienhunter36]

sorry but this is not apollo 11 lifting off the moon it's apollo16 what a ride what a ride was said by charlie duke still geat vid.. the rest is apollo11 returning to dock

[badtrinity72]

that eagle take off its just balls......

[kevin120857]

@STATUSthesleepers  That's Buzz Aldrin. The other hand is Neil Armstrong.

[STATUSthesleepers]

wait, didnt it say michael collins was alone in columbia? at 1:40 i see a hand hitting his peanut butter jar back to him

[CamiloSanchez1979]

kids are just too busy with the jonas brothers..

[cripplewoox]

it truly is,what an adventure

[dopje31857]

Can't believe I am the first to comment on this footage.

Impressive.