Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was a historic NASA mission in 1969 that achieved the first manned landing on the Moon. The crew, consisting of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the Lunar Module "Eagle" on the lunar surface while Collins orbited in the Command Module "Columbia." Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon, delivering his famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." They conducted experiments, collected samples, and planted the American flag during their approximately 21 hours on the Moon. On July 24, they safely returned to Earth, marking a monumental achievement in human exploration, inspiring future space missions, and symbolizing human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of new frontiers.