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The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969. The crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, from left, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, pose with a ...

Saturday, July 20, is the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 crew landing on the moon ... EARTHRISE: William Anders' ’Earthrise’ is more than a photo. Its legacy continues to reverberate ...

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as ...

The three crew members of the Apollo 11 mission were Commander Neil Armstrong ... while Aldrin captured the photo of the space boot imprint on the moon — as part of a study of the nature ...

Apollo 11’s crew enjoy a traditional astronaut breakfast ... Down on the surface, the gold-visored astronauts take photos and collect rock and dust samples. Tired, they’re eager to return ...