IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The crew of Apollo 11 carried maps of ...

A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from planet Earth stepped onto another world for the first time, ...

NASA's objective was for the experiment to only last for five years. The Apollo 11 crew didn't just just accomplish landing on the lunar surface and returning safely — the men also conducted several ...

When NASA’s Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon in 1969 as the first humans, the length and extent of their extravehicular venture were mostly dictated by the ...

A plaque affixed to the leg of the lunar landing vehicle is unveiled and Neil Armstrong reads the inscription. The plaque, signed by President Nixon, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E.

It was July 1969, and humankind’s much-anticipated trip to the surface of the moon was days away. The public, and the newspapers, couldn’t get enough of the three “moon men” of Apollo 11: Neil ...

Legendary astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. shared a heartfelt message on the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, recalling the historic moment when the lunar module Eagle landed at ...

July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

On Apollo 11's anniversary, Obama thanks astronauts for courage and inspiration. July 20, 2009 — -- On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, President Obama thanked the Apollo 11 crew ...

Steve Bales isn’t a known name like astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his critical ‘go’ decision during the Apollo 11 moon landing made a big difference in the history of the Cold War.

International Moon Day was celebrated on July 20, observing the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Apollo 11 mission, which launched from Florida, kickstarted a rich history of rocket ...