- 50th anniversary of the Apollo ProgramFrom October 2018 through December 2022, Space Collectibles will mark the 50 anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen Americans on the moon between July 1969 and December 1972
on July 20, 1969, the manned mission achieved that historic goal when Neil Armstrong took his famous “one small step” onto the lunar surface. But getting there was hardly smooth sailing. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this groundbreaking event, we’re sharing 50 facts about the Apollo 11 mission and its participants.
Richard Nixon had a speech prepared in case the Apollo 11 astronauts never came home.
Your toaster is more advanced than Apollo 11’s command module computer.
The Apollo 11 astronauts consumed a lot of fizzy water.All those bubbles meant that there was a lot of farting.
Neil Armstrong wasn’t convinced that they’d be able to land the Lunar Module.
Pieces of the Wright Brothers’ first aircraft were onboard Apollo 11.
When Apollo 11 landed, they were really low on fuel.
Eagle’s overworked computer system had Apollo 11 landing in a boulder-filled crater.
Apollo 11 landed in the wrong place.
Armstrong may have been the first man to walk on the Moon, but Buzz Aldrin was the first man to pee on the Moon.
At the same time Armstrong and Aldrin were completing their moonwalk, a soviet spacecraft accidentally crashed into the Moon.
A communion wafer was the first item eaten on the Moon.
Apollo 11's return to Earth is largely due to a felt-tipped pen.
Armstrong’s bag of Moon dust was accidentally sold for $995.
no, The Apollo 11 astronauts did not have an alien encounter.
Draper, the Kendall Square-based lab known for developing aeronautical instruments, has created an exhibit dedicated to the engineers who made the moon landing possible. The exhibit is called “Hack the Moon Live,
At the exact moment that Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969, Hack the Moon’s seven-meter wide model of the moon, “encircled in hi-res NASA imagery of the lunar surface at an approximate scale of 1:500,000,” will illuminate for the first time. “100 Seconds: Engineering the Lunar Landing Experience,” a 4D simulation of landing a spacecraft on the moon, will debut at the exhibit on the same day.
Nasa Logo
NASA unveiled an official logo for use in observing these milestone anniversaries Friday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Created by NASA graphic artist Matthew Skeins, the logo offers a nod to the past with a few elements borrowed from the original program emblem, and a glimpse into the future with a graphic depiction of NASA’s vision for the next half-century of deep space exploration.
The arc through the word “Apollo” represents Earth’s limb, or horizon, as seen from a spacecraft. It serves as a reminder of how the first views of Earth from the Moon – one of NASA’s crowning achievements -- forever transformed the way we see ourselves as human beings. It also affirms NASA’s intention to continue pushing the boundaries of knowledge and delivering on the promise of American ingenuity and leadership in space.
Apollo 11 Descent: Film and LRO Imagery
Side by side view of Apollo 11's descent, showing the view out of the lunar module's window side by side with the broader panorama reconstructed from LRO data.
One Small Step, One Giant Leap
Restored footage of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
Apollo 50 Anniversary memorabilia Store
The moon landing marked the culmination of America's Cold War human spaceflight program and positioned itself as a global leader in science and technology. Apollo 11, the mission Armstrong and Aldrin flew with colleague Michael Collins, represented the U.S. accomplishing a seemingly impossible goal on a seemingly impossible timeline. Fifty years later, the world is remembering the historic mission and its impact on society and science.
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Out of StockAPOLLO 11 Astronauts Pose Recovery Training450,00 €- 50th anniversary of the Apollo ProgramFrom October 2018 through December 2022, Space Collectibles will mark the 50 anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen Americans on the moon between July 1969 and December 1972
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Dr. Wernher von Braun (center) describes the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy (right, pointing). NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans stands to the left of von Braun.
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A Saturn V rocket launches the Apollo 11 crew on the first moon landing mission on July 16, 1969 in this image framed by an American flag. Four days later, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon while crewmate Michael Collins orbited above.
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Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin photographed this iconic photo, a view of his footprint in the lunar soil, as part of an experiment to study the nature of lunar dust and the effects of pressure on the surface during the historic first manned moon landing in July 1969.
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Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. Second from left (with binoculars) stands Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
An Apollo 11 Data Acquisition Camera is reunited with its 16mm film magazine as last used together aboard the lunar module Eagle in the new "50 Years from Tranquility Base" exhibit. (Smithsonian)
The "50 Years from Tranquility Base: Humanity's First Visit to Another World" exhibit, now on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., includes Neil Armstrong's Omega Speedmaster chronograph, Michael Collins' sunglasses (with case) and both a pen and penlight used during the Apollo 11 first moon landing mission in July 1969. (Smithsonian)
"Ye Ole Lunar Scratch Pad," an Apollo 11 checklist used by command module pilot Michael Collins, is on display as part of the National Air and Space Museum's new exhibit, "50 Years from Tranquility Base: Humanity's First Visit to Another World." (Smithsonian)
