Launch of Apollo 11 Mission

Date: July 16, 1969 • Location: Cape Canaveral, United States

The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.

Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, all of whom were on their second and final spaceflight.