Apollo 11 made the first crewed Moon landing, an achievement highlighted by America250.
NASA launched Apollo 11 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969. The crew consisted of commander Neil Armstrong, lunar-module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command-module pilot Michael Collins.
Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface, followed shortly afterward by Aldrin. Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard Columbia.
The mission returned safely to Earth on July 24. Apollo 11 fulfilled a national goal announced by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and remains one of the most prominent scientific and engineering accomplishments associated with the United States.