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:
- The article highlights the 50th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 mission, which launched on June 16, 1969, and achieved the first human Moon landing on June 20.
- Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins will lead a special commemoration at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 26, with other astronauts and NASA exhibits also marking the event.
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