Apollo 11 Moon Landing 45th Anniversary: Complete Coverage
From Space.com:
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." That sentence,
uttered by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from the surface of the moon 45
years ago, signaled the dawn of a new age. Watch Live Tonight: Moon Webcasts Celebrate Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
This month marks the 45th anniversary of the epic Apollo 11 flight
that landed the first humans on the moon and safely returned them to
Earth. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched from Florida
on July 16, 1969. Armstrong and Aldrin ventured out onto the lunar
surface on July 20, 1969. The two men spent 21.5 hours on the moon
before taking off from the lunar surface to meet up with Collins in the
command module and fly back to Earth. [NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures]
NASA astronauts returned to the surface of the moon on multiple
missions, however, no human has touched down on the natural satellite's
surface since 1972. Space.com's complete coverage of the 45th
anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing appears below:
Sunday, July 20 'One Giant Leap': As Apollo 11 Moon Landing Turns 45, NASA Aims for Mars
Forty-five years ago, humanity took a giant leap forward in space
exploration as the first people from Earth walked on the surface of the
moon. Today, NASA is aiming for a much farther target: Mars, by way of
asteroid. Here's how NASA's Next Giant Leap might work.
Apollo 11 Flight Log, July 20, 1969: The Moon Landing
It's the main event for the Apollo 11 crew. Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin visited the lunar surface on the Eagle lander as an anxious
Michael Collins awaited their return aboard the command module Columbia.
Meanwhile, NASA's Mission Control held its breath....
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Rendevous with Command Module
Michael Collins—NASA (13); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME
This series of images captures the Lunar Module approaching
the Command Service Module at rendezvous and was shot handheld by
astronaut Michael Collins. Earthrise is visible in the last four frames. TIME Poynter has some of the front pages:
