The Apollo 11 crew comprised astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot. It launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969 and made its Lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The crew’s mission ended on July 24, 1969. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) insignia design for Apollo flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for the official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. CNP / Polaris/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: polphotos066675
It’s been 45 years since NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon’s surface. The 1969 event was broadcast live to the world, as Armstrong spoke his famous words, “that’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
The third crew member, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft in lunar orbit alone, while Armstrong and Aldrin collected nearly 50 pounds of lunar material to take back to Earth. A day in history was made with Apollo 11 and its crew, and Newscom has great pictures to remember this very important and memorable mission to the moon, 45 years later.
Celebrate and find many more great pictures of this incredible day, back at Newscom!
Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) Pilot Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, front, and Spacecraft Commander Neil Armstrong, rear, practice lunar surface activities at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas on Friday, April 18, 1969. Aldrin is using a scoop to collect samples of the surface while Armstrong takes pictures. CNP / Polaris/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: polphotos066648
The Apollo 11 crew conducting a crew compartment fit and functional check, of the equipment and storage locations, in their command module. Peering from the hatch, from left: Neil Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot. NASA/ABACAUSA.COM/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: abausaphotos791330
USA Capr Canaveral — 16 Jul 1969 — Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong walks to the Saturn V rocket at Cape Canaveral with Michael Collins. Lightroom Photos/Nasa/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaamericas851532
Here are some of the thousands of persons who camped out on beaches and roads adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the Apollo 11 Liftoff. PSG/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rsphotos025318
The American flag heralds the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission. The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. During the planned eight-day mission, Armstrong and Aldrin will descend in a lunar module to the Moon’s surface while Collins orbits overhead in the Command Module. PSG/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rsphotos025286
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above. The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s. CNP / Polaris/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: polphotos066650
Members of the Kennedy Space Center government-industry team rise from their consoles within the Launch Control Center to watch the Apollo 11 liftoff through a window on July 16, 1969. KRT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotos001041
Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program. PSG/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: rsphotos025326
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Novastock Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: scphotos048861
This is a close-up view of an astronautv?s footprint in the lunar soil, photographed by a 70 mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity. The first manned lunar mission, the Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Lightroom/NASA/Photoshot/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ptsphotoshot910324
This photograph of astronaut Neil A Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, was taken inside the Lunar Module (LM) while the LM rested on the lunar surface. Astronauts Armstrong and Edwin E Aldrin Jr, lunar module pilot, had already completed their historic extravehicular activity (EVA) when this picture was made. Astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon’s surface. Edwin Aldrin / Lightroom / NASA/Photoshot/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: ptsphotoshot910323
Neil Armstrong participates in a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 21 2009. Olivier Douliery/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive366627
Buzz Aldrin, astronaut for Apollo 11, talks on Thursday, July 16, 2009, in front of an Apollo 14 crew capsule at the Apollo Treasures Gallery at the Apollo/Saturn V Center exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center in Florida. Red Huber/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive366147
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins attends a book signing at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Sunday, July 19, 2009. Olivier Douliery/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive366370