On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

It was July 1969, and humankind’s much-anticipated trip to the surface of the moon was days away. The public, and the newspapers, couldn’t get enough of the three “moon men” of Apollo 11: Neil ...

Despite how momentous and well-documented the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, was, that doesn't mean everybody thinks what happened really happened. Conspiracy theories have an alluring pull ...

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: "Houston, Tranquility Base ...

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida with astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong aboard. On July 20, the Lunar Module, Eagle, landed in the Sea of ...

"Man came to the moon and walked on its dead surface Sunday, July 20, 1969. Two men, wearing American flags sewn to their gleaming white spacesuits, became the first humans to walk on the alien lunar ...

Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. On the mission were three American pilots, all military pilots who had served as combat or test pilots before heading to space. Apollo 11’s lunar ...