“Recovery of Astronauts,” July 24, 1969; Records of the U.S. Information Agency Having spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, and were recovered by the USS Hornet after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
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“Recovery of Astronauts,” July 24, 1969; Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Having spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, and were recovered by the USS Hornet after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

ourpresidents: Return to earth - the Ascent Stage of Apollo 11.  July 21, 1969. -from The National Archives digital archives.  Nixon Administration
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Return to earth - the Ascent Stage of Apollo 11.  July 21, 1969.

-from The National Archives digital archives.  Nixon Administration

July 20, 1969 - Extravehicular Activity on the Moon This is a photograph of Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. on the moon during the Apollo 11 Mission.  
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July 20, 1969 - Extravehicular Activity on the Moon

This is a photograph of Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. on the moon during the Apollo 11 Mission.  

Apollo 11 Flight Plan; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The flight plan for Apollo 11 was a minute-by-minute time line of activities for the mission crew—Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin—and Mission Control in Houston. The flight was launched July 16, 1969. Touchdown on the moon took place, as scheduled, on July 20, 102 hours, 47 minutes, and 11 seconds after launch from Cape Kennedy. The astronauts spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon, and returned to Earth on July 24.
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Apollo 11 Flight Plan; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The flight plan for Apollo 11 was a minute-by-minute time line of activities for the mission crew—Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin—and Mission Control in Houston. The flight was launched July 16, 1969. Touchdown on the moon took place, as scheduled, on July 20, 102 hours, 47 minutes, and 11 seconds after launch from Cape Kennedy. The astronauts spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon, and returned to Earth on July 24.