On July 16, 1969, NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off on their famous mission to land and walk on the moon.
Apollo 11 launched from NASA's historic launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They rode to space on top of NASA's gigantic new Saturn V rocket. Four days later, Neil Armstrong took "one giant leap" and became the first person to walk on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Michael Collins hung out inside the command module in lunar orbit while his crewmates went for a stroll, testing out their new spacesuits and collecting moonrocks.
00:03In 1969, NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins blasted off on their famous mission to land and walk on the moon.
00:11Apollo 11 launched from NASA's historic Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
00:16They rode to space on top of NASA's gigantic new Saturn V rocket.
00:20Four days later, Neil Armstrong took one giant leap and became the first person to walk on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin.
00:27Michael Collins hung out inside the command module in lunar orbit while his crewmates went for a stroll, testing out their new spacesuits and collecting moon rocks.
00:35And that's what happened on this day in space.
