Apollo 11 Flight Log, July 16, 1969: Launch Day. News. By Elizabeth Howell published 16 July 2019 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Apollo 11 took off for the moon this week in 1969. To prepare the astronauts, Nasa put them through gruelling, relentless simulations – and BBC Tomorrow's World paid a visit.

We look back at the historic 1969 moon landing of the Apollo 11. Hear stories from the original crew, explore photos and experience the launch in VR.

Project Apollo (U.S.) Apollo 11 Flight Provenance Travis Burgess, gift, 2009, NASM.2009.0061 See more items in Apollo 11 Launch Images [Burgess] Summary This collection consists of 118 digital image ...

July 20, 1969. After years of setbacks, sacrifice, and scientific innovation, Apollo 11 made history. This is the story of how Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins took humanity’s first steps on ...

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida with astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong aboard. On July 20, the Lunar Module, Eagle, landed in the Sea of ...

Apollo 11 Launch: Photographed. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/We-Have-Liftoff.html Photographer David Burnett focused his camera on ...

Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The cosmos is providing a full moon, and there are plenty of other ...