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Terminal countdown started. -028:00:00 21:00:00 14 Jul 1969
Scheduled 11-hour hold at T-9 hours. -009:00:00 16:00:00 15 Jul 1969
Countdown resumed at T-9 hours. -009:00:00 03:00:00 16 Jul 1969
Scheduled 1-hour 32-minute hold at T-3 hours 30 minutes. -003:30:00 08:30:00 16 Jul 1969
Countdown resumed at T-3 hours 30 minutes. -003:30:00 10:02:00 16 Jul 1969
Guidance reference release. -000:00:16.968 13:31:43 16 Jul 1969
S-IC engine start command. -000:00:08.9 13:31:51 16 Jul 1969
S-IC engine ignition (#5). -000:00:06.4 13:31:53 16 Jul 1969
All S-IC engines thrust OK. -000:00:01.6 13:31:58 16 Jul 1969
Range zero. 000:00:00.00 13:32:00 16 Jul 1969
All holddown arms released (1st motion). 000:00:00.3 13:32:00 16 Jul 1969
Liftoff (umbilical disconnected) (1.07 g). 000:00:00.63 13:32:00 16 Jul 1969
Tower clearance yaw maneuver started. 000:00:01.7 13:32:01 16 Jul 1969
Yaw maneuver ended. 000:00:09.7 13:32:09 16 Jul 1969
Pitch and roll maneuver started. 000:00:13.2 13:32:13 16 Jul 1969
Roll maneuver ended. 000:00:31.1 13:32:31 16 Jul 1969
Mach 1 achieved. 000:01:06.3 13:33:06 16 Jul 1969
Maximum dynamic pressure (735.17 lb/ft2). 000:01:23.0 13:33:23 16 Jul 1969
Maximum bending moment (33,200,000 lbf-in). 000:01:31.5 13:33:31 16 Jul 1969
S-IC center engine cutoff command. 000:02:15.2 13:34:15 16 Jul 1969
Pitch maneuver ended. 000:02:40.0 13:34:40 16 Jul 1969
S-IC outboard engine cutoff. 000:02:41.63 13:34:41 16 Jul 1969
S-IC maximum total inertial acceleration (3.94 g). 000:02:41.71 13:34:41 16 Jul 1969
S-IC maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-IC/S-II separation command. 000:02:42.30 13:34:42 16 Jul 1969
S-II engine start command. 000:02:43.04 13:34:43 16 Jul 1969
S-II ignition. 000:02:44.0 13:34:44 16 Jul 1969
S-II aft interstage jettisoned. 000:03:12.3 13:35:12 16 Jul 1969
Launch escape tower jettisoned. 000:03:17.9 13:35:17 16 Jul 1969
Iterative guidance mode initiated. 000:03:24.1 13:35:24 16 Jul 1969
S-IC apex. 000:04:29.1 13:36:29 16 Jul 1969
S-II center engine cutoff. 000:07:40.62 13:39:40 16 Jul 1969
S-II maximum total inertial acceleration (1.82 g). 000:07:40.70 13:39:40 16 Jul 1969
S-IC impact (theoretical). 000:09:03.7 13:41:03 16 Jul 1969
S-II outboard engine cutoff. 000:09:08.22 13:41:08 16 Jul 1969
S-II maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-II/S-IVB separation command. 000:09:09.00 13:41:09 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 1st burn start command. 000:09:09.20 13:41:09 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 1st burn ignition. 000:09:12.20 13:41:12 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB ullage case jettisoned. 000:09:21.0 13:41:21 16 Jul 1969
S-II apex. 000:09:47.0 13:41:47 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 1st burn cutoff. 000:11:39.33 13:43:39 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 1st burn maximum total inertial acceleration (0.69 g). 000:11:39.41 13:43:39 16 Jul 1969
Earth orbit insertion. S-IVB 1st burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity. 000:11:49.33 13:43:49 16 Jul 1969
Maneuver to local horizontal attitude started. 000:11:59.3 13:43:59 16 Jul 1969
Orbital navigation started. 000:13:21.1 13:45:21 16 Jul 1969
S-II impact (theoretical). 000:20:13.7 13:52:13 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn restart preparation. 002:34:38.2 16:06:38 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn restart command. 002:44:08.2 16:16:08 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn ignition (STDV open). 002:44:16.2 16:16:16 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn cutoff. 002:50:03.03 16:22:03 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn maximum total inertial acceleration (1.45 g). 002:50:03.11 16:22:03 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB 2nd burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity. 002:50:03.5 16:22:03 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB safing procedures started. 002:50:03.8 16:22:03 16 Jul 1969
Translunar injection. 002:50:13.03 16:22:13 16 Jul 1969
Maneuver to local horizontal attitude started. 002:50:23.0 16:22:23 16 Jul 1969
Orbital navigation started. 002:50:23.9 16:22:23 16 Jul 1969
Maneuver to transposition and docking attitude started. 003:05:03.9 16:37:03 16 Jul 1969
CSM separated from S-IVB. 003:15:23.0 16:47:23 16 Jul 1969
CSM separation maneuver ignition. 003:17:04.6 16:49:04 16 Jul 1969
CSM separation maneuver cutoff. 003:17:11.7 16:49:11 16 Jul 1969
CSM docked with LM/S-IVB. 003:24:03.7 16:56:03 16 Jul 1969
CSM/LM ejected from S-IVB. 004:17:03.0 17:49:03 16 Jul 1969
CSM/LM evasive maneuver from S-IVB ignition. 004:40:01.72 18:12:01 16 Jul 1969
CSM/LM evasive maneuver from S-IVB cutoff. 004:40:04.65 18:12:04 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB maneuver to lunar slingshot attitude initiated. 004:41:07.6 18:13:07 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LH2 tank CVS opened. 004:51:07.7 18:23:07 16 Jul 1969

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S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump started. 005:03:07.6 18:35:07 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump ended. 005:04:55.8 18:36:55 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS ignition. 005:37:47.6 19:09:47 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS cutoff. 005:42:27.8 19:14:27 16 Jul 1969
S-IVB maneuver to communications attitude initiated. 005:42:48.8 19:14:48 16 Jul 1969
TV transmission started (recorded at Goldstone and transmitted to Houston at 011:26). 010:32 00:04 17 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 010:48 00:20 17 Jul 1969
Midcourse correction ignition. 026:44:58.64 16:16:58 17 Jul 1969
Midcourse correction cutoff. 026:45:01.77 16:17:01 17 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 030:28 20:00 17 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 031:18 20:50 17 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 033:59 23:31 17 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 034:35 00:07 18 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 055:08 20:40 18 Jul 1969
CDR and LMP entered LM for initial inspection. 055:30 21:02 18 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 056:44 22:16 18 Jul 1969
CDR and LMP entered CM. 057:55 23:27 18 Jul 1969
Equigravisphere. 061:39:55 03:11:55 19 Jul 1969
Lunar orbit insertion ignition. 075:49:50.37 17:21:50 19 Jul 1969
Lunar orbit insertion cutoff. 075:55:47.90 17:27:47 19 Jul 1969
Sighting of an illumination in the Aristarchus region. 1st time, a lunar transient event sighted by an observer
in space. 077:13 18:45 19 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 078:20 19:52 19 Jul 1969
S-IVB closest approach to lunar surface. 078:42 20:14 19 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 079:00 20:32 19 Jul 1969
Lunar orbit circularization ignition. 080:11:36.75 21:43:36 19 Jul 1969
Lunar orbit circularization cutoff. 080:11:53.63 21:43:53 19 Jul 1969
LMP entered CM for initial power-up and system checks. 081:10 22:42 19 Jul 1969
LMP entered CM. 083:35 01:07 20 Jul 1969
CDR and LMP entered LM for final preparations for descent. 095:20 12:52 20 Jul 1969
LMP entered CM. 097:00 14:32 20 Jul 1969
LMP entered LM. 097:30 15:02 20 Jul 1969
LM system checks started. 097:45 15:17 20 Jul 1969
LM system checks ended. 100:00 17:32 20 Jul 1969
CSM/LM undocked. 100:12:00.0 17:44:00 20 Jul 1969
CSM/LM separation maneuver ignition. 100:39:52.9 18:11:52 20 Jul 1969
CSM/LM separation maneuver cutoff. 100:40:01.9 18:12:01 20 Jul 1969
LM descent orbit insertion ignition (LM SPS). 101:36:14 19:08:14 20 Jul 1969
LM descent orbit insertion cutoff. 101:36:44 19:08:44 20 Jul 1969
LM acquisition of data. 102:17:17 19:49:17 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar on. 102:20:53 19:52:53 20 Jul 1969
LM abort guidance aligned to primary guidance. 102:24:40 19:56:40 20 Jul 1969
LM yaw maneuver to obtain improved communications. 102:27:32 19:59:32 20 Jul 1969
LM altitude 50,000 feet. 102:32:55 20:04:55 20 Jul 1969
LM propellant settling firing started. 102:32:58 20:04:58 20 Jul 1969
LM powered descent engine ignition. 102:33:05.01 20:05:05 20 Jul 1969
LM fixed throttle position. 102:33:31 20:05:31 20 Jul 1969
LM face-up maneuver completed. 102:37:59 20:09:59 20 Jul 1969
LM 1202 alarm. 102:38:22 20:10:22 20 Jul 1969
LM radar updates enabled. 102:38:45 20:10:45 20 Jul 1969
LM altitude less than 30,000 feet and velocity less than 2,000 feet per second (landing radar velocity update
started). 102:38:50 20:10:50 20 Jul 1969
LM 1202 alarm. 102:39:02 20:11:02 20 Jul 1969
LM throttle recovery. 102:39:31 20:11:31 20 Jul 1969
LM approach phase entered. 102:41:32 20:13:32 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar antenna to position 2. 102:41:37 20:13:37 20 Jul 1969
LM attitude hold mode selected (check of LM handling qualities). 102:41:53 20:13:53 20 Jul 1969
LM automatic guidance enabled. 102:42:03 20:14:03 20 Jul 1969
LM 1201 alarm. 102:42:18 20:14:18 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar switched to low scale. 102:42:19 20:14:19 20 Jul 1969
LM 1202 alarm. 102:42:43 20:14:43 20 Jul 1969
LM 1202 alarm. 102:42:58 20:14:58 20 Jul 1969
LM landing point redesignation. 102:43:09 20:15:09 20 Jul 1969
LM altitude hold. 102:43:13 20:15:13 20 Jul 1969
LM abort guidance attitude updated. 102:43:20 20:15:20 20 Jul 1969
LM rate of descent landing phase entered. 102:43:22 20:15:22 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar data not good. 102:44:11 20:16:11 20 Jul 1969
LM landing data good. 102:44:21 20:16:21 20 Jul 1969
LM fuel low-level quantity light. 102:44:28 20:16:28 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar data not good. 102:44:59 20:16:59 20 Jul 1969
LM landing radar data good. 102:45:03 20:17:03 20 Jul 1969
1st evidence of surface dust disturbed by descent engine. 102:44:35 20:16:35 20 Jul 1969

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LM lunar landing. 102:45:39.9 20:17:39 20 Jul 1969
LM powered descent engine cutoff. 102:45:41.40 20:17:41 20 Jul 1969
Decision made to proceed with EVA prior to first rest period. 104:40:00 22:12:00 20 Jul 1969
Preparation for EVA started. 106:11:00 23:43:00 20 Jul 1969
EVA started (hatch open). 109:07:33 02:39:33 21 Jul 1969
CDR completely outside LM on porch. 109:19:16 02:51:16 21 Jul 1969
Modular equipment stowage assembly deployed (CDR). 109:21:18 02:53:18 21 Jul 1969
First clear TV picture received. 109:22:00 02:54:00 21 Jul 1969
CDR at foot of ladder (starts to report, then pauses to listen). 109:23:28 02:55:28 21 Jul 1969
CDR at foot of ladder and described surface as “almost like a powder.” 109:23:38 02:55:38 21 Jul 1969
1st step taken lunar surface (CDR). “That’s one small step for a man…one giant leap for mankind.” 109:24:15 02:56:15 21 Jul 1969
CDR started surface examination and description, assessed mobility and described effects of LM descent 109:24:48 02:56:48 21 Jul 1969
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CDR ended surface examination. LMP started to send down camera. 109:26:54 02:58:54 21 Jul 1969
Camera installed on RCU bracket, LEC stored on secondary strut of LM landing gear. 109:30:23 03:02:23 21 Jul 1969
Surface photography (CDR). 109:30:53 03:02:53 21 Jul 1969
Contingency sample collection started (CDR). 109:33:58 03:05:58 21 Jul 1969
Contingency sample collection ended (CDR). 109:37:08 03:09:08 21 Jul 1969
LMP started egress from LM. 109:39:57 03:11:57 21 Jul 1969
LMP at top of ladder. Descent photographed by CDR. 109:41:56 03:13:56 21 Jul 1969
LMP on lunar surface. 109:43:16 03:15:16 21 Jul 1969
Surface examination and examination of landing effects on surface and on LM started (CDR, LMP). 109:43:47 03:15:47 21 Jul 1969
Insulation removed from modular equipment stowage assembly (CDR). 109:49:06 03:21:06 21 Jul 1969
TV camera focal distance adjusted (CDR). 109:51:35 03:23:35 21 Jul 1969
Plaque unveiled (CDR). 109:52:19 03:24:19 21 Jul 1969
Plaque read (CDR). 109:52:40 03:24:40 21 Jul 1969
TV camera redeployed. Panoramic TV view started (CDR). 109:59:28 03:31:28 21 Jul 1969
TV camera placed in final deployment position (CDR). 110:02:53 03:34:53 21 Jul 1969
Solar wind composition experiment deployed (LMP). 110:03:20 03:35:20 21 Jul 1969
United States flag deployed (CDR, LMP). 110:09:43 03:41:43 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of surface mobility started (LMP). 110:13:15 03:45:15 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of surface mobility end (LMP). 110:16:02 03:48:02 21 Jul 1969
Presidential message from White House and response from CDR. 110:16:30 03:48:30 21 Jul 1969
Presidential message and CDR response ended. 110:18:21 03:50:21 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of trajectory of lunar soil when kicked (LMP) and bulk sample collection started (CDR). 110:20:06 03:52:06 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of visibility in lunar sunlight (LMP). 110:10:24 03:42:24 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of thermal effects of sun and shadow inside the suit (LMP). 110:25:09 03:57:09 21 Jul 1969
Evaluation of surface shadows and colors (LMP). 110:28:22 04:00:22 21 Jul 1969
LM landing gear inspection and photography (LMP). 110:34:13 04:06:13 21 Jul 1969
Bulk sample completed (CDR). 110:35:36 04:07:36 21 Jul 1969
LM landing gear inspection and photography (CDR, LMP). 110:46:36 04:18:36 21 Jul 1969
Scientific equipment bay doors opened. 110:53:38 04:25:38 21 Jul 1969
Passive seismometer deployed. 110:55:42 04:27:42 21 Jul 1969
Lunar ranging retroreflector deployed (CDR). 111:03:57 04:35:57 21 Jul 1969
1st passive seismic experiment data received on Earth. 111:08:39 04:40:39 21 Jul 1969
Collection of documented samples started (CDR/LMP). 111:11 04:43 21 Jul 1969
Solar wind composition experiment retrieved (LMP) . 111:20 04:52 21 Jul 1969
LMP inside LM. 111:29:39 05:01:39 21 Jul 1969
Transfer of sample containers reported complete. 111:35:51 05:07:51 21 Jul 1969
CDR inside LM, assisted and monitored by LMP. 111:37:32 05:09:32 21 Jul 1969
EVA ended (hatch closed). 111:39:13 05:11:13 21 Jul 1969
LM equipment jettisoned. 114:05 07:37 21 Jul 1969
LM lunar liftoff ignition (LM APS). 124:22:00.79 17:54:00 21 Jul 1969
LM orbit insertion cutoff. 124:29:15.67 18:01:15 21 Jul 1969
Coelliptic sequence initiation ignition. 125:19:35 18:51:35 21 Jul 1969
Coelliptic sequence initiation cutoff. 125:20:22 18:52:22 21 Jul 1969
Constant differential height maneuver ignition. 126:17:49.6 19:49:49 21 Jul 1969
Constant differential height maneuver cutoff. 126:18:29.2 19:50:29 21 Jul 1969
Terminal phase initiation ignition. 127:03:51.8 20:35:51 21 Jul 1969
Terminal phase initiation cutoff. 127:04:14.5 20:36:14 21 Jul 1969
LM 1st midcourse correction. 127:18:30.8 20:50:30 21 Jul 1969
LM 2nd midcourse correction. 127:33:30.8 21:05:30 21 Jul 1969
Braking started. 127:36:57.3 21:08:57 21 Jul 1969
Terminal phase finalize ignition. 127:46:09.8 21:18:09 21 Jul 1969
Terminal phase finalize cutoff. 127:46:38.2 21:18:38 21 Jul 1969
Stationkeeping started. 127:52:05.3 21:24:05 21 Jul 1969
CSM/LM docked. 128:03:00 21:35:00 21 Jul 1969
CDR entered CM. 129:20 22:52 21 Jul 1969
LMP entered CM. 129:45 23:17 21 Jul 1969
LM ascent stage jettisoned. 130:09:31.2 23:41:31 21 Jul 1969
CSM/LM final separation ignition. 130:30:01.0 00:02:01 22 Jul 1969

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CSM/LM final separation cutoff. 130:30:08.2 00:02:08 22 Jul 1969
Transearth injection ignition (SPS). 135:23:42.28 04:55:42 22 Jul 1969
Transearth injection cutoff. 135:26:13.69 04:58:13 22 Jul 1969
Midcourse correction ignition. 150:29:57.4 20:01:57 22 Jul 1969
Midcourse correction cutoff. 150:30:07.4 20:02:07 22 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 155:36 01:08 23 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 155:54 01:26 23 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 177:10 22:42 23 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 177:13 22:45 23 Jul 1969
TV transmission started. 177:32 23:04 23 Jul 1969
TV transmission ended. 177:44 23:16 23 Jul 1969
CM/SM separation. 194:49:12.7 16:21:12 24 Jul 1969
Entry. 195:03:05.7 16:35:05 24 Jul 1969
Drogue parachute deployed 195:12:06.9 16:44:06 24 Jul 1969
Visual contact with CM established by aircraft. 195:07 16:39 24 Jul 1969
Radar contact with CM established by recovery ship. 195:08 16:40 24 Jul 1969
VHF voice contact and recovery beacon contact established. 195:14 16:46 24 Jul 1969
Splashdown (went to apex-down). 195:18:35 16:50:35 24 Jul 1969
CM returned to apex-up position. 195:26:15 16:58:15 24 Jul 1969
Flotation collar inflated. 195:32 17:04 24 Jul 1969
Hatch opened for crew egress. 195:49 17:21 24 Jul 1969
Crew egress. 195:57 17:29 24 Jul 1969
Crew aboard recovery ship. 196:21 17:53 24 Jul 1969
Crew entered mobile quarantine facility. 196:26 17:58 24 Jul 1969
CM lifted from water. 198:18 19:50 24 Jul 1969
CM secured to quarantine facility. 198:26 19:58 24 Jul 1969
CM hatch reopened. 198:33 20:05 24 Jul 1969
Sample return containers 1 and 2 removed from CM. 200:28 22:00 24 Jul 1969
Container 1 removed from mobile quarantine facility. 202:00 23:32 24 Jul 1969
Container 2 removed from mobile quarantine facility. 202:33 00:05 25 Jul 1969
Container 2 and film flown to Johnston Island. 207:43 05:15 25 Jul 1969
Container 1 flown to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. 214:13 11:45 25 Jul 1969
Container 2 and film arrived in Houston, TX. 218:43 16:15 25 Jul 1969
Container 1, film, and biological samples arrived in Houston. 225:41 23:13 25 Jul 1969
CM decontaminated and hatch secured. 229:28 03:00 26 Jul 1969
Mobile quarantine facility secured. 231:03 04:35 26 Jul 1969
Mobile quarantine facility and CM offloaded. 250:43 00:15 27 Jul 1969
Safing of CM pyrotechnics completed. 252:33 02:05 27 Jul 1969
Mobile quarantine facility arrived at Ellington AFB, Houston. 280:28 06:00 28 Jul 1969
Crew in Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Houston 284:28 10:00 28 Jul 1969
CM delivered to Lunar Receiving Laboratory. 345:45 23:17 30 Jul 1969
Passive seismic experiment turned off. 430:26:46 11:58:46 03 Aug
1969
Crew released from quarantine. 10 Aug
1969
CM delivered to contractor’s facility in Downey, CA. 14 Aug
1969
EASEP turned off by ground command. 27 Aug
1969

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