The spacecraft was launched into orbit by the Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, with three American astronauts aboard.
Fifty-five years ago, during the mission to conquer the Moon, Apollo 11 was the fifth crewed flight and a remarkably significant mission in NASA’s Apollo program.
The spacecraft was launched into orbit by the Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, with three American astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin—tasked with safely landing the spacecraft on the Moon, marking a monumental milestone in humanity’s exploration of space.
