The huge, 363-ft.-tall Apollo 11 (Spacecraft 107/Lunar Module V/Saturn 506) Space Vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 9:32 a.m. (EDT), July 16, 1969. Image S69-39527 courtesy NASA/JSC.

adios, apollo II

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon—and Buzz Aldrin became the first one to pee on it.

40 years ago, three human beings - with the help of many thousands of others - left our planet on a successful journey to our Moon, setting foot on another world for the first time. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the July 16, 1969 launch of Apollo 11 with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. aboard. The entire trip lasted only 8 days, the time spent on the surface was less than one day, the entire time spent walking on the moon, a mere 2 1/2…

Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 47/V - EVA-1

This new book present the lunar landing program through rare and personal images, showing it in a whole new light.

A real-time interactive journey through the third lunar landing attempt. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1970.

Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site.