Apollo 11 Launch
Launches with Armstrong and Aldrin on Apollo 11.
Role range: 1969-1969
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Michael Collins Biography and Timeline
Follow Michael Collins through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Michael Collins, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1969–1969Years on this page
1969
Apollo 11 CSM-LM Docking
Pilots Columbia during transposition and docking with lunar module Eagle after translunar injection.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Pilots Columbia with the crew as Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Eagle Undocking
Pilots Columbia as Eagle separates for the first crewed lunar landing attempt.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit
Keeps Columbia in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin land.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Eagle Redocking
Pilots Columbia during rendezvous and docking with Eagle after Armstrong and Aldrin leave the lunar surface.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit Photography
Photographs lunar terrain from Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin work on the surface.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Trans-Earth Injection
Pilots Columbia during the service propulsion burn that sends Apollo 11 toward Earth.
Role range: 1969-1969
Apollo 11 Reentry
Pilots Columbia through the return phase before Apollo 11 splashes down in the Pacific.
Role range: 1969-1969
Records, sources and methodology
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