It was the main event: On July 20, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 crew touched their Eagle lander down on the lunar surface. ... Apollo 11 Flight Log, July 20, 1969: The Moon Landing. News.

[Apollo 11: The Historic Moon Landing in Pictures] "The trajectory parameters used in this Flight Plan are for July 16, 1969 launch," the original plan's introduction read.

The Apollo 11 lunar landing is shown in this screen grab from a NASA video. NASA The original sight where the crew had planned to land was covered in huge boulders.

On July 1, 1969, the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston issued a 363-page Final Flight Plan for NASA's scheduled launch of the Apollo 11 on July 16. It spelled out the mission in complete and ...

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

HOUSTON, July 24, 1969 (UPI)--- Apollo 11 timetable for today, based on the NASA flight plan and Navy information from carrier Hornet (all times EDT).6:32 a.m. -- Crew awakens early to prepare for ...

Flight controllers at the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center in Houston, celebrate the successful conclusion of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. NASA/AP ...

Apollo 11’s flight director, Gene Kranz, will present “Go or No-Go: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing” at Purdue University. The event will take place at 3 p.m. July 18 in Stewart ...

NASA has responded to recent reports of “lost” Apollo 11 Moon landing tapes, ... The ground stations also recorded the data on special 1-inch, 14-track tapes, one track of which was for video.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, ... The Apollo 11 Mission," a traveling Smithsonian exhibit that is at the Museum of Flight in Seattle until Sept. 2, 2019.

Apollo 11 moon landing celebrated as pioneering milestone, but it was really about winning the space race. ... Flight simulators couldn't be used because they weren't finished.

Steve Bales isn’t a known name like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his bold ‘go’ decision during Apollo 11’s moon ...