Celebrating 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing

On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, let us rewind the facts on Apollo 11's historic trip.

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon or Moon orbit.

July 16, 1969: The world watched in anticipation as three men were hurtled skyward in a rocket bound for the moon.
The Apollo 11 launch date had arrived with just months to spare: Nine years earlier, U.S. President John F. Kennedy had said that by the end of the decade the country would put a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth.

The successful Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, ushered in an era of moon exploration that has so far gone unrivaled.

Crew Members:

Position Astronaut Commander Neil Armstrong
Second spaceflight Command Module Pilot Michael Collins
Second spaceflight Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Second spaceflight

" That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong

Just 12 men have walked upon the moon and they remain the only human beings who have stood on another world!!!!!