Celebrating on planet Earth
American citizens celebrated the Moon landing in many different ways—by holding Moon parties, by taking photographs, or, in the case of Thaddeus A. Zagorewicz, by...
Checklist for astronauts
This card includes a checklist of the procedures to be followed by the astronauts on their 50-minute and 2-hour extra vehicular activities (EVA)—walks on the lunar...
Congratulations from abroad
This telegram from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile congratulates the United States on its “marvelous feat.” It is one of many telegrams and letters from...
Daily staff journal
Item 19 on this daily staff journal documents the exact time when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon—11:03 A.M. The entry was made by a soldier in the 101st Airborne...
How many engineers does it take?
An ocean of engineers are present in this July 16, 1969, photograph of the mission control center in Houston, Texas, which was preparing for the launch of the Apollo...
Eagle heading homeward
This July 21, 1969, photograph shows the ascent stage of the Apollo 11 lunar module over the moon with earth looming in the black sky above. Eagle lifted off...
Phone call from the Moon
As this page from President Richard Nixon’s daily diary shows, the evening of July 20, 1969, had been busy. Nixon’s last phone call took place at 11:45 P.M. It...