Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the fifth manned flight in the United States Apollo program and the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon.

Jan 19, 2026 · 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. All told, 24 Apollo …

Oct 11, 2024 · Relive Apollo 11 from launch through its return to Earth in real-time. This site combines video, photography, mission control audio, commentary, and astromaterial samples from the mission …

Apollo 11 was one of 15 Apollo missions that took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Learn more about the missions that paved the way for the Moon landing, and the missions where Americans …

On the morning of 16 July 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off aboard a Saturn 5 rocket, which propelled them out of Earth's gravity. The Apollo 11...

Jan 27, 2026 · A re-airing of footage from Apollo 11's moon landing for the 20th anniversary.

May 20, 2025 · On July 20, 1969, history's most monumental achievement occurred when Apollo 11 became America's mission to be the first to put humans on the Moon. Legends Neil Armstrong and …

Jun 24, 2019 · On the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing, this documentary unearths lost tapes of the Apollo 11 astronauts, and explores the dangers and challenges of the mission to the moon.

Altogether, Apollo 11 spent 2.5 days in lunar orbit, circling the Moon 31 times. The crew returned safely to Earth on July 24, landing in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii, after a flight of 8 days and 3 …

Below is a full account of what was said during the landing phase, from the moment the lunar module began its powered descent to Armstrong's historic declaration: "The has landed." The transcript is …