At 20:05 the LM descent engine fired for 756.3 seconds and descent to the lunar surface began. The LM descent engine fired for 30 seconds at 19:08 UT, putting the craft into a descent orbit with a closest approach 14.5 km above the Moon's surface. After a visual inspection by Collins, a separation maneuver was commenced at 18:11:53 UT.
The LM undocked from the Command/Service Module (CSM) at 17:44:00 UT. Also included on the LM was the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP), which consisted of several self-contained experiments to be deployed and left on the lunar surface, and other scientific and sample collection apparatus. 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr., the first men to walk on the Moon. It carried two astronauts, Commander Neil A. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) 'Eagle' was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon.
