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  1. Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

    Mission: 1969Published: 11 Aug 2026

    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…

    View mission: Apollo 11 (1969)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    Success

  2. Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility

    Mission: 1969Published: 3 May 2023

    This documentary traces the road to Apollo 11, from Sputnik and Kennedy's 1961 goal through Mercury, Gemini and the early Apollo flights.

    View mission: Apollo 11 (1969)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center
    Outcome
    Success

  3. Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

    Mission: 1969Published: 23 Oct 2018

    Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

    View mission: Apollo 11 (1969)
    Launch site
    Cape Kennedy, Florida
    Outcome
    Success