In the White House, President Nixon watches closely on TV. At 9:32 am local time, the Saturn V begins to rumble and rise. Apollo 11 is going to space. President Nixon’s chief speechwriter has ...

Before the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon, President Richard Nixon had to consider what he would say during a telephone call to the astronauts that would be widely broadcast. NASA had some ...

The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969. The crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, from left, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, pose with a ...