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...
First ever space walk
This May 25, 1965, memorandum from Edward C. Welsh, Executive Secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, informed President Lyndon B. Johnson that the...
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...
The Moon rocks!
Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., posed on the surface of the Moon next to the U.S. flag on July 20, 1969. The second man ever to walk on the...
To the Moon!
In this July 16, 1969, photograph, Apollo 11 program director Air Force Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips monitors pre-launch activities. Four days later, Mission...