Fifty years ago on the morning of July 16th, Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida beginning its 8-day mission to the moon and back, fulfilling the goal President Kennedy proposed in 1961. While I do not remember this particular mission, I do have very clear recollections of subsequent ones, particularly Apollo 15 in 1971, which was the first of the so-called “J Missions” which remained on the moon for three days and featured the “Moon Buggy”, or Lunar Roving Vehicle.
Apollo 11's 1969 moon landing is mankind's greatest achievement. Celebrate the giant leap 50 years later with astronaut Michael Collins and others from the Apollo program as they recount the events, people and ingenuity that inspired generations.