Gardner wasn’t on duty for the July 24 splashdown. But he went to Mission Control anyway, joining the flag-waving, cigar-smoking crowd as Apollo 11’s astounding voyage came to an end in the ...

Apollo splashdown timetable HOUSTON, July 24, 1969 (UPI)--- Apollo 11 timetable for today, based on the NASA flight plan and Navy information from carrier Hornet (all times EDT).6:32 a.m. -- Crew ...

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But the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 reminds us that this laughably ambitious goal has in fact already been proved doable--on a short deadline, at a time when computers were the size of rooms ...

Apollo Journey' follows the familiar story of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission from launch sequence ... ending with the return to Earth and splashdown. With images from NASA.