The mission to the moon was believed to be “impossible” at the time, with much doubt cast over the rocket, equipment, and astronauts’ abilities. Since the Apollo 11 astronauts stepped onto ...

One of the largest machines ever built, the 363-foot rocket was as tall as a 36-story building. Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 ...

Consider that 50 years ago this month a 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket weighing as much as 400 ... But the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 reminds us that this laughably ambitious goal has in fact ...

Image caption, Introducing the Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot), and Michael Collins (command module pilot). A giant Saturn V rocket will fire Apollo 11 ...

tall Saturn-5 rocket took off. “I know that I cried‚” she says. Campers sleep as they wait for the Apollo 11 launch. David Burnett —Contact Press Images for TIME Families camping in ...

Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in ... Twelve minutes after take-off the rocket entered orbit around the Earth. Approximately 2.5 hours later the engine of the 3rd stage booster ...

The Atlas-Agena rocket first placed the spacecraft into ... possible landing zone for a future human landing, and indeed Apollo 11 landed 44 miles southeast of the Ranger 8 impact site in July ...