Apollo 11: mission and targets
Data as of 2026-10-04
Dates declared by the archive
- Project start
- July 16, 1969
- Declared end
- July 24, 1969
The start the archive declares is the start of the project, not the launch, and an end it does not declare does not mean the mission is still running.
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Targets you can open in 3D:
A declared target is what the archive files the mission’s data under, not a record of observation.
Description published by the archive
NASA's Apollo 11 mission was the first crewed lunar landing and moonwalk. While on the lunar surface, astronauts measured moonquakes, collected a sample of solar wind, deployed a laser retroreflector, collected lunar samples, and performed ceremonial duties.
Quoted in English, as the archive publishes it, read on October 4, 2026.
Other targets declared
- SOLAR WIND (plasma stream)
Source
Identifier in the archive, which is its citation: urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.apollo_11
NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Dates and targets read on September 29, 2026; how to cite the archive: https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/