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Photo: NASA / Buzz Aldrin / Public domain (US government work)
16 July 1969

Apollo 11

The first landing on the Moon

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Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on 16 July 1969, and on 20 July Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility while Michael Collins orbited above in Columbia. The crew splashed down in the Pacific on 24 July, eight days after launch.
3 video perspectives
- Apollo 11: How the Saturn V
  
  Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
  
  Published 23 Oct 2018
- Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility
  
  This documentary traces the road to Apollo 11, from Sputnik and Kennedy's 1961 goal through Mercury, Gemini and the early Apollo flights.
  
  Published 3 May 2023
- Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk
  
  Part three of the PBS American Experience film Chasing the Moon follows Apollo 11 from the crew announcement through launch on July 16, 1969, the landing at Tranquility Base, the moonwalk and the…
  
  Published 11 Aug 2026