NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin assemble the American flag on the moon during their Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in July 1969. NASA astronauts on the International Space Station marked the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch with a video message on July 16. (Image credit...
Moon landing 1 of 3 Witness Neil Armstrong take humankind's first steps on the lunar surface during NASA's Apollo 11 missionPerhaps the most famous of all space films, these clips document the arrival of the first human beings on the Moon during the afternoon of July 20, 1969. They compri...
Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11
The site for the first manned lunar landing mission had been made from a combination of both geological and orbital mechanics factors. All the Apollo landing sites would be along the lunar equator. Possible locations for these landing sites had been photographed by orbiting probes and the mapping...
the president asked LBJ to consider a lunar landing program. “Do we have a chance of beating the Soviets by putting a laboratory in space, or by a trip around the Moon, or by a rocket to go to the moon and back with a man?” Kennedy inquired. “Is there any other space program ...
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke was serving as the Apollo 11 capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for the lunar landing. In this short video, he shares this incredible story and the palpable excitement in the room when Neil Armstrong finally said, “The Eagle has landed.” Kennedy Space Center Visito...
See how the historic first manned moon landing worked in this SPACE.com infographic about Apollo 11.
Armstrong actually stepped out on the lunar surface six hours later.Watching the full live stream is fascinating for another reason -- it highlights the degree to which both the takeoff and landing were extended, live affairs, carried out over hours with extensive footage. The idea that the ...
Claim: A video clip shows a NASA studio-produced 'outtake' of the first manned moon landing. Rating: False About this rating The fanciful notion that the six Apollo lunar missions launched by the USA between 1969 and 1972 which landed a total of twelve men who walked on the moon ...
Lunar Landing PlansThe lunar landing was scheduled to take place the day after entering orbit. The primary landing site for the Apollo 11 mission was known as Apollo Landing Site #2 located at 0.72° N, 23.71° E in the southwestern part of Mare Tranquilitatis. This landing site, like ...