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When Did Apollo 11 Return To Earth

Latest News About When Did Apollo 11 Return To Earth

Apollo 11 returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and the crew subsequently entering quarantine.

Here are concise confirmations from reliable sources:

  • NASA and museum timelines record the splashdown occurred July 24, 1969, in the Pacific Ocean, after about eight days in space.[3][6][9]
  • The crew traveled back and then entered the Mobile Quarantine Facility before returning to Houston, with official NASA history noting the July 24 splashdown.[9][3]

If you’d like, I can pull a short, curated timeline of Apollo 11’s key events from launch to splashdown with exact times.

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