Apollo 11 - Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
It's been a half-century since humans first landed on the moon. On 20 July 1969, the Eagle module from Apollo 11 landed at Tranquility Base. Hours later, at 21:56 CT (02:56 GMT), Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first mortal to step on the Moon, famously noting the time with the phrase: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Taken only months before, on January 10, 1969, the day after NASA announced their names as the prime crew for the lunar landing mission. From left to right are Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, Commander Neil Armstrong, and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. Beneath, are some photos of the historic Apollo 11 mission, on the 50th anniversary of that giant leap. A portrait of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, taken by his fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong, standing on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts (from left) Bu...