Most important in that transition was the Apollo 11 mission, the first crewed moon landing, accomplished by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins between July 16 and July 24, 1969.

Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 12 words on July 20, 1969: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap ...

Research suggests the Earth captured the Moon from space, rather than forming the rocky satellite from collision particles ...

Delivered to the Moon's orbit by Soviet spacecraft Luna 17 on November 15, the spacecraft made a soft landing in the Sea of ...

Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/We-Have-Liftoff.html Photographer David Burnett focused his camera on the many tourists who flocked to Florida in 1969 to watch the ...