What was only one small step 52 years ago, has inspired a lifetime of wonder.
On July 20, 1969, three astronauts of Apollo11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, made history. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon.
On this day, we celebrate the Moon landing and salute the heroes, visionaries and explorers who not only made the seemingly impossible, possible – but inspired us to return.
Our NASA Artemis program aims to take the next giant leap: landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon – using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. In collaboration with our commercial and international partners, we will establish sustainable exploration for the first time, with our sights set on sending astronauts to Mars.
Credit: NASA
It was late at night on the East Coast when he took his walk and my parents let us stay up to watch it on TV. After, we all walked out onto the front porch and looked up at the moon. Amazing!