At 17:54:00 UTC, they lifted off in ''Eagle''{{'s}} ascent stage to rejoin [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] aboard ''Columbia'' in lunar orbit.
After the crew re-boarded ''Columbia'', the ''Eagle'' was abandoned in lunar orbit. The ___location of theits impact on the Moon's surface afterduring thean orbit decayeddecay is unknown, and there is evidence that ''Eagle'' may still be in orbit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/spacecraft/___location/lm.cfm?dom=pscau |title=Location of Apollo Lunar Modules |website=Smithsonian Air and Space Museum |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726080107/https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/spacecraft/___location/lm.cfm?dom=pscau |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/new-evidence-suggests-apollo-11s-lunar-ascent-module-could-still-be-orbiting ''Discover'' magazine website, July 2021]</ref>
