The second series consists of 6 images taken at the launch of Apollo 11 on its Saturn V rocket from Launch Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the morning of July 16, 1969. Biographical / ...

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong runs through final notes before the launch of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969. (Photo: NASA/Keystone/Getty ...

With Apollo 10's dress rehearsal in May 1969 complete, Apollo 11's mission to achieve president Kennedy’s 1961 Moon landing goal was just weeks away. Astronauts Neil A Armstrong, Michael Collins ...

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.

Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing gratitude to all who helped achieve the historic moon landing.

HONOLULU, HAWAII—Before Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they went to Hawaii to train on the Big Island’s lunar landscapes. Now, decades-old photos are surfacing of astronauts scooping up ...