Apollo XI

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Previous star: Julius La Rosa

About this star

  • Category: Special
  • Address:
    6296 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
  • GPS location:
    34.101509, -118.326542
  • Notes: One of four identical Apollo XI Crew stars that are shaped like the moon on all four corners of Hollywood and Vine

Biography

Mission insignia

Source: Wikipedia

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. It was also the second all-veteran crew in manned spaceflight history. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above. The crew broadcast the entire event while the entire world watched in amazement.

Fact file

  • Command Module: CM-107 callsign Columbia mass 30,320 kg
  • Service Module: SM-107
  • Lunar Module: LM-5 callsign Eagle mass 16,448 kg
  • Crew size: 3
  • Booster: Saturn V SA-506
  • Launch pad: LC 39A Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA
  • Launch date: July 16, 1969 13:32:00 UTC
  • Lunar landing: July 20, 1969 20:17:40 UTC Sea of Tranquility 0°40′26.69″N 23°28′22.69″E / 0.6740806°N 23.4729694°E / 0.6740806; 23.4729694 (based on the IAU Mean Earth Polar Axis coordinate system)
  • Lunar EVA duration: 2 h 36 m 40 s
  • Lunar surface time: 21 h 31 m 20 s
  • Lunar sample mass: 21.55 kg (47.5 lb)
  • Number of lunar orbits: 30
  • Total CSM time in lunar orbit: 59 h 30 m 25.79 s
  • Landing: July 24, 1969 16:50:35 UTC 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317°N 169.15°W / 13.317; -169.15 (Apollo 11 splashdown)
  • Mission duration: 8 d 03 h 18 m 35 s

Read more about Apollo XI at Wikipedia

Other stars

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  • For special
    6300 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Ivar and Vine
  • For special
    6299 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Argyle and Vine
  • For special
    6301 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Vine and Ivar

Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Vine and Argyle

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