Map displaying landing web site and images taken Right after about 7 hours of relaxation, the crew was awakened by Houston to get ready for the return flight. Two along with a 50 % hours later, at 17:fifty four:00 UTC, they lifted off in Eagle's ascent stage to rejoin Collins aboard Columbia

About the climb to orbit, Each individual of the Saturn V's three stages burned for somewhat for a longer time than predicted. This still left the craft within an orbit around just one kilometer bigger than envisioned, something nicely inside tolerance. A burn up eleven seconds lengthie