Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.

Jul 20, 2019 · Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The three-stage 363-foot rocket will use its 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel them into space and into history.

Apr 17, 2015 · Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles.

Jan 20, 2025 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo program and a massive national commitment by the United States to beat the Soviet Union in putting people on the Moon.

Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon on the first attempt in 1969. The US achieved a fabulous goal and the Soviets were decisively beaten in the cold war space race.

Jul 20, 2011 · As the astronauts flying on NASA's final space shuttle mission prepare for their return to Earth tomorrow (July 21), they took a moment to pay tribute to another historic space milestone: the...

Oct 11, 2024 · Watch highlights from the Apollo 11 mission including the launch on July 16, 1969, the landing of the lunar module, Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon, splashdown, and more.

Apr 30, 2016 · Just eight years later, NASA launched Apollo 11, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, with equipment and vehicles for a lunar landing. In the decade that followed, NASA developed the space shuttle program - a fleet of reusable manned space vehicles designed for multiple flights into orbit and runway landings.

Jul 19, 2019 · Like millions of other children watching the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Massimino vowed to one day become an astronaut just like the Apollo 11 crewmembers he so revered—Neil...

After his lunar flight, Evans served as backup Command Module Pilot for the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz joint flight and then transferred to the Shuttle program prior to his retirement from NASA in 1977. He retired from the Navy with the rank of Captain.