The Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – On July 16, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Time, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins launched toward the Moon. The astronauts were not the ...

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

Official crew photo of the Apollo 11 Prime Crew. From left to right are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.

This lunar module represents one of humanity’s greatest achievements: landing people on another heavenly body. Brief Description Between 1969 and 1972, six lunar modules identical to this one landed a ...

Buzz Aldrin through the years 1969: Kennedy Space Center, FL- While undergoing spacesuit checks, Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin, watches astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Michael Collins ...

Commander Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Aldrin, pose at the Kennedy Space Center prior to Apollo 11’s launch. NASA Stick the landing ...

Launched on July 16, 1969, the mission included Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility‚ with ...

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. On July 21, 1969, U ...