The first moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the great achievements in human history. These 8 facts highlight the way it still captures the human imagination today.

More than half a billion people watched Armstrong take his first step on the moon on TV, according to NASA. At 10:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, Armstrong climbed down the ladder, planted a foot and ...

Man first stepped first on the moon with the historic NASA Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. The incredible feat of human exploration still amazes the world today.

Fifty-four years ago Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. An estimated 650 million people watched on television, as Armstrong ...

NASA offered a big clue this week as it officially unveiled the team of astronauts eligible for the upcoming moon-landing mission planned as part of the Artemis program. The 18 astronauts — nine ...

Buzz Aldrin prepares to take his first step on the moon, in 1969. Compliments of NASA-JSC. The voyage, ...

The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's giant leap.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said recently that the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon-landing mission was an “anomalous situation.” What Happened: “The fact that we were able to go to the Moon in '69 ...