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Originally Posted by Rabidsquirrel
I either missed it, or it was too low in the sky for me to see it.
Anyone know the distance when the astronauts landed on it?
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*Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969:
*Launched on July 16, 1969 at 9:32 am.
*Apollo 11 attains an orbital height of 101 nautical miles in 11 minutes, 40
*seconds after launch & reaches the speed of 17,380 mph.
*Approximate distance from Earth to Moon is 238,857 miles
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