The Scientific Legacy of the Apollo 11 Mission
Apollo 11 Mission Overview - Lunar and Planetary Institute
Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969, at 8:32 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT) with the goal of performing the first human landing on the Moon.
Apollo 11 and other scientific wonders | Folger Shakespeare Library
The 1969 Apollo 11 flight plan is the newest object in the exhibition. It is also one of several extraordinary scientific objects on view ...
Apollo 11 | The Planetary Society
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land humans on the Moon. · Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins began their journey with a launch aboard a Saturn ...
Long-lasting legacy of Apollo 11 - YouTube
Our panel looks at the impact of space exploration on pop culture, technology, and social change. »»» Subscribe to The National to watch ...
UArizona's Apollo Era Lunar Mapping Legacy
For decades, research from University of Arizona scientists has shaped our understanding of our solar system and universe – beginning with the Apollo 11 mission ...
From the Earth to the moon: How did Apollo 11 change us?
The space-age technology developed by NASA to send humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth accelerated innovations in everything from ...
Help Your Child Explore the Historic Apollo 11 Mission
“Apollo 11: First Steps Edition” joins astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the Mission Control team and millions of spellbound ...
The scientific legacy of Apollo
Analysis of the Apollo samples (supplemented by those obtained by the Soviet Union's Luna robotic missions) has made this possible for the Moon, which ...
The Legacy of the Apollo 1 Disaster - Smithsonian Magazine
The tragedy led NASA engineers to redesign the spacecraft used for future Apollo missions. They removed combustible materials, and installed ...
Apollo 11 Facts, Worksheets, Legacy, Significance & Landing For Kids
The U.S. government mission aimed to have the first manned lunar landing, which was a critical milestone for technology and history in the mid 20th century. See ...
The scientific legacy of Apollo - NASA/ADS
On the 40th anniversary of the last human expedition to the Moon, Ian Crawford reviews the scientific legacy of the Apollo programme and argues that science ...
Behind the scenes of the Apollo mission at MIT
From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, MIT was vital to the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago ...
The Moon Landing - National Geographic Kids
On July 16, 1969, the spacecraft Apollo 11 prepared to launch a crew of three astronauts into space … and the history books. MOON WALK. NASA officials ...
Lunar Laser Ranging: A Continuing Legacy of the Apollo Program
On 21 July 1969, during the first manned lunar mission, Apollo 11, the first retroreflector array was placed on the moon, enabling highly accurate ...
The samples and data returned from the moon have been shared with many nations and are still being studied by scientists around the world. The Apollo 11 landing ...
The Apollo 11 Legacy in Arizona, Chandler and Beyond
Before the mission, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Neil Armstrong and the rest of his crew explored the Grand Canyon, ...
50 years since the Apollo Moon landing - Nature
On the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, Nature examines the legacy of the Apollo missions and looks ahead to the next era of lunar ...
How did we get to the Moon? - Institute of Physics
Moon fact: An automatic landing system was guiding the Apollo 11 astronauts on their final decent to the Moon. But Armstrong noticed it was sending them towards ...
The Flight of Apollo 11 | NASA+
Depicts the principal events of the mission, from the launching through the post recovery activities of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and ...
Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind - Nixon Library
The exhibit's originally-created, 360-degree virtual reality experience will transport visitors to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, to see and hear Neil ...