Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Apollo 11
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
1. Apollo II Marker
Date: July 16-24, 1969
Command Module: Columbia
Lunar Module: Eagle
Command Module Pilot: Michael Collins
Lunar Module Pilot: Edwin Buzz Aldrin
Commander: Neil Armstrong
Tranquility Base here. The eagle has landed.
- Neil Armstrong
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1969.
Location. 28° 36.268′ N, 80° 40.155′ W. Marker is on Merritt Island, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Kennedy Parkway North 6 miles north of NASA Parkway West, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Apollo/Saturn V Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Merritt Island FL 32953, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Apollo 10 (here, next to this marker); Apollo 12 (here, next to this marker); Apollo 9 (a few steps from this marker); "The Eagle Has Landed" (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 13 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 14 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 8 (a few steps from this marker); Apollo 15 (a few steps from this marker).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Apollo 11. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA website (Submitted on July 1, 2021.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 24, 2021
2. Apollo II Marker
Photographed by Nasa
3. Apollo II Crew: Collins, Armstrong, Aldrin
Photographed by Nasa
4. 4. Flag Planting on the Moon
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
