- Apollo 10 - National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo 10 mission, which lifted off on May 18th, 1969, was a complete staging of the Apollo 11 mission without actually landing on the Moon The liftoff marked the fourth crewed Apollo launch in the short space of seven months
- Apollo 50 Video Library | National Air and Space Museum
You can now relive this once-in-a-lifetime celebration in full Go for the Moon captures the excitement of the first Moon landing and tells the story of the iconic Apollo 11 mission from launch to landing and beyond "Apollo 50: Go for the Moon" was commissioned by the National Air and Space Museum and produced by 59 Productions
- Armstrong Spacesuit - National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo 11 Moon landing was one of the single greatest achievements in the history of humankind On July 20, 1969 astronaut Neil Armstrong emerged from the Eagle, descended its ladder, and became the first person to step on the Moon His spacesuit was a key part of that achievement
- Apollo 17 - National Air and Space Museum
Apollo 17 was the sixth and final Apollo mission to land people on the Moon Compared to previous Apollo missions, Apollo 17 astronauts traversed the greatest distance using the Lunar Roving Vehicle and returned the greatest number of rock and soil samples
- Apollo 4 - National Air and Space Museum
The uncrewed flight reached an altitude of 11, 234 miles The mission tested the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle as well as the Command and Service Module CM 017 During the test, the spacecraft made two orbits, was placed on a trajectory that mimicked the approach that an Apollo spacecraft would make returning from the Moon, and then was recovered in the Pacific Ocean Apollo 4 lasted 8 1 2
- Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia - National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia," was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first crewed lunar landing mission in July 1969 On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket This Command Module, no 107, manufactured by North American Rockwell, was one of three parts of the
- What Was the Space Race? - National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo program saw many triumphs, such as the success of the Saturn V rocket, and quickly put the United States on path to the Moon On July 21, 1969, as millions around the world watched on television, two Americans stepped onto another world for the first time
- Buzz Aldrin - National Air and Space Museum
An iconic image One of the most reproduced NASA images, this photograph of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the Moon shows Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong served as photographer—he can be seen reflected in Aldrin’s visor Aldrin recalled Armstrong saying, “Stop and turn ” In this spontaneous picture, Aldrin’s arm is raised, perhaps to read the checklist sewn onto his left glove
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