Apollo 11 in the news

Apollo 11, launched on July 16th, 1969 from Launch Complex 39A on a Saturn V rocket, was the spaceflight which landed the first humans on the moon. It was commanded by Neil Armstrong and piloted by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. The lunar module landed on the moon July 20th, 1969. The first steps on the moon took place six and a half hours after the landing.

The Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has on display a number of newspaper front pages announcing this historical moment in the United States Space program.