Archery hunting is allowed in this park from September 15 to January 15. Take appropriate precautions.
Apollo 11: CSM/LM undocked, 20 July 1969 12:44 PM CDT
This is the seventh of eleven geocaches being placed in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. These caches are being scheduled to publish at 50 years after the event each one represents. The city where they are placed has the distinction of sharing its name with the Apollo 11 Command Module, Columbia.
Upon achieving a sufficiently circular orbit, the crew of Apollo has a host of tasks to perform in preparation for the lunar landing. Collins must take precise readings from both stars and the lunar surface in order to determine an accurate mathematical model of the orbit. Armstrong makes close observations of the planned landing area. Aldrin powers up the lunar module and begins initial system checks. With everything looking good, it is time for the crew to take a much needed and well-earned rest period of 7 hours.
The crew resumes on day 5 of the mission to do what no previous Apollo mission has done: descend to the lunar surface. About 7:52 AM, Armstrong and Aldrin enter the lunar module to begin final preparations and checkout. The necessary navigational data and time are synchronized between the command module and lunar module systems. Preparations continue for several hours.
At 12:44 PM CDT, the docking connection between the Command Module, Columbia, and the Lunar Module, Eagle, is released. Armstrong says, “The Eagle has wings.”
This geocache has been placed in accordance with the published guidelines of Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, Lida M. Gochenour, Administrative Supervisor.