Facts and Figures From NASA's Apollo 11 Moon Landing

NASA' s Apollo 11 by the Numbers

Facts and figures from the historic moon landing

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238 900 Miles

The distance between the Earth and the moon. of

24 200 Miles Per Hour

The top speed reached during the Apollo 11 mission. of

3 5 Feet

The length of Neil Armstrong’s one small step onto the moon. of

180 Pounds

The weight of the Apollo 11 spacesuit. of

21 Hours

The amount of time Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent on the moon. of

100 Items

The estimated number of items left on the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts. of

27 Hours

The time of continuous Apollo 11 coverage by CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite. of

21 Days

The amount of time the Apollo 11 astronauts were quarantined after they returned to Earth. Through the window of their Mobile Quarantine Facility, they held a conversation with President Richard Nixon. of

47 52 Pounds

The weight of the 50 moon rocks, lunar soil and core samples that were brought back to Earth. of

530 Million

The estimated global TV audience that watched the moon landing, which included Pope Paul VI.

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