Portrait of the Apollo 11 crew: Neil Armstrong, commander ( left), Michael Collins, command module pilot (middle), and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot.
Landing approach to the southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquility as seen from the lunar module. The landing site is located just right of center at the edge of darkness.
"One small step for man, One giant step for mankind"Close-up of Neil Armstrong's footprint from the first step.
Welcome Back!President Richard M. Nixon greets the Apollo 11 Astronauts, who are now quarantined, aboard the U.S.S. Hornet.A ticker tape parade was held for the Hero Astronauts who later went on to make a world tour of 25 countries in 35 days. The Apollo program had fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's wish to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.