Lunar landing

Look back at the biggest news in the universe on July 20, 1969 - the day we first landed on the lunar surface, walked on the moon, then went for a drive.

A video uploaded to YouTube focuses on an image which purports to show a 'stagehand' reflected in the visor of an astronaut after Apollo 17 landed on the moon in December 1972.

The 1968 'Earthrise' image, which was taken by astronauts from NASA's Apollo 8 mission, showed our planet as it looked from 240,000 miles away - a blue and white ball rising above the moon.

Although this unique insignia is not an official NASA emblem, it has been included in this collection as a matter of interest. It was produced in 1969 shortly after the successful Apollo 11 mission. Although production records of this emblem have long been discarded it is likely that the emblem was commissioned by the Grumman Aircraft Corporation, the prime contractor of the Lunar Landing Module. Approximately 4” Diameter

Irish revolutionary and Sinn Fein politician Michael Collins is killed in an ambush in west County Cork, Ireland. In the early part of the century, Collins joined Sinn Fein, an Irish political party dedicated to achieving independence for all Ireland. From its inception, the party became the unofficial political wing of militant Irish groups in […]

April 15, 1969 A technician helps Armstrong suit up before a launch countdown test.

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Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 146/F - EVA-3

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47 years ago today, astronauts on board Apollo 11 became the first human beings to ever set foot on the Moon. Here's the location of all the lunar landings.