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An article by the New York Times discusses the creation of the boots, here. Missing context. The photograph of the space suit does not include the boots Apollo 11 astronauts wore on the moon that left the famous striped-thread footprint. The boots were left behind on the moon due to weight concerns aboard the lunar landing vehicle.

This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Reuters Fact Check Updated. Armstrong and Aldrin collected They also performed ceremonial duties, including setting up a United States flag, unveiling a commemorative plaque on the lunar module, and having a brief conversation with President Richard Nixon. During the moon landing, Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command module, Columbia. After just Altogether, Apollo 11 spent 2. The crew returned safely to Earth on July 24, landing in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii, after a flight of 8 days and 3 hours.

Although scientists considered it unlikely that the Moon had life on it, the crew was kept in a biological quarantine for 21 days. Post-mission analysis showed that the Apollo 11 samples consisted of two primary rock types. Basalt is formed by the solidification of molten magma.

At GET, the LM descent engine was started for the last time and burned until touchdown on the lunar surface. Eagle landed on the Moon hr, 45 min and 40 sec after launch. Immediately after landing on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin prepared the LM for liftoff as a contingency measure. Following the meal, a scheduled sleep period was postponed at the astronauts' request, and the astronauts began preparations for descent to the lunar surface.

Astronaut Armstrong emerged from the spacecraft first. While descending, he released the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly MESA on which the surface television camera was stowed, and the camera recorded humankind's first step on the Moon at GET pictured at left. A sample of lunar surface material was collected and stowed to assure that, if a contingency required an early end to the planned surface activities, samples of lunar surface material would be returned to Earth.

Astronaut Aldrin subsequently descended to the lunar surface.