Video: Landing the Eagle | Apollo 11

# Apollo 11

# Engineering

# Nasa

# Space

# The moon

Neil Armstrong skilfully pilots the lunar module to the surface of the moon – avoiding the odd crater. Christopher Riley, author of the new Haynes guide to Apollo 11, provides the commentary

Film courtesy of the online film archive Footagevault. Nasa's complete Apollo film collection can be viewed at an installation in London's Science Museum from 20 July to 31 August

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