Apollo XI

Next star: Carl Laemmle
Previous star: Marilyn Miller

About this star

  • Category: Special
  • Address:
    6301 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101745, -118.326829
  • 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

  • Mission name: Apollo 11
  • Command Module: CM-107. Mass 12,250 lb (5,560 kg)
  • Service Module: SM-107. Mass 51,243 lb (23,243 kg)
  • Lunar Module: LM-5. Mass 33,278 lb (15,095 kg)
  • Crew size: 3
  • Call sign: CSM: Columbia. LM: Eagle in-flight; Tranquility Base on lunar surface
  • Launch vehicle: Saturn V SA-506
  • Launch pad: LC 39A at KSC, Florida, USA
  • Launch date: July 16, 1969 , 13:32:00 UTC
  • Lunar landing: July 20, 1969, 20:17:40 UTC at Sea of Tranquility First step: July 21, 02:56 UTC
  • Lunar EVA duration: 2 h 36 m 40 s
  • Lunar surface time: 21 h 36 m 21 s
  • Lunar sample mass: 47.5 lb (21.5 kg)
  • CSM time in lunar orbit: 59 h 30 m 25.79 s (30 orbits)
  • Landing: July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 UTC. North Pacific Ocean, 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317°N 169.150°W / 13.317; -169.150 (Apollo 11 splashdown)
  • Mission duration: 8 d 03 h 18 m 35 s

Read more about Apollo XI at Wikipedia

Other stars

Apollo XI also has stars:
  • For special
    6300 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Ivar and Vine
  • For special
    6296 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Vine and Argyle
  • For special
    6299 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Argyle and Vine