For those who watched the Apollo 11 astronauts park their lunar ... remains earthbound—a 50-year-old vehicle that never got off the launchpad. It is on display at the Smithsonian's National ...

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 miles from the launch pad.

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Apollo 11’s crew enjoy a traditional astronaut ... the men can see over a million spectators out on the coast. Then they spot Launch Pad 34. That’s where their friends on the Apollo 1 mission ...

After camping out for days, tourists look up into the sky as Apollo 11 rocketed into space ... Around dusk the lights went up on the launchpad, and the vigil seemed to begin in earnest.

This Saturday, July 20 marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which saw millions of people around the world tuning into their TVs to watch the historic moment. NASA has already ...