NASA, along with a multitude of other organizations and enthusiasts around the world, has geared up for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission—the first to land a human on the Moon—for several months now. Now the date is upon us: The mission launched from Cape Canaveral on June 16, 1969, at 13:32 UTC, on the nose of a Saturn V rocket. The Apollo Lunar Module Eagle touched down on the barren plain named the Sea of Tranquility on June 20.
Michael Collins Commemorates Apollo 11 Mission
Key Takeaways:
- NASA and other organizations are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which launched on June 16, 1969, and landed on June 20, with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
- Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins will lead a special commemoration event at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh on Friday, July 26.
- Other NASA luminaries, including astronaut Joe Engle and space shuttle astronaut Doug Wheelock, will also participate in events and exhibits at AirVenture.
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