That same day, NASA managers met to select a formal target launch date. That meeting resulted in 16 July 1969 being chosen as Apollo 11’s launch day – a target the mission would meet.

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The Saturn V rocket climbs into orbit.

Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/We-Have-Liftoff.html Photographer David Burnett focused his camera on the many tourists who flocked to ...

Along with re-examining the historic Apollo 11 mission on Monday, NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans will host the rollout of the Artemis II Space Launch System core stage.

The Apollo 11 commander and his crewmates had already ... three months before their launch. Another full-color concept depicts an American flag planted on the moon at the center of a gumdrop ...

The Oscar-winning actor, who is a big fan of all things space, lent his voice to the NASA film exploring the fascinating ...

lift-off on Apollo 11… Tower cleared… She's lifting beautifully into the sky, a typically beautiful Saturn V launch. 16 July 1969. Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida ...

But Von Braun knows that Apollo 11 could change everything. Will his prayers be answered? Ahead of the launch, locals and tourists are cramming Cape Canaveral’s coastline. They’re waiting for ...