SPACE.com -- SPACE.com's package of stories marking the anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing


	SPACE.com's package of stories marking the anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing posted: 30 June 2005 04:53 am

On July 20, 1969 humans first walked on the Moon and changed history forever. To help honor the occasion, SPACE.com invites you to enjoy that sense of wonder all over again with this collection of text and multimedia files describing the epic adventure of Apollo 11. We've also got links to our collection of SPACE.com stories celebrating the 2002 anniversary of the lunar landing, and a handful of links pointing to some of NASA's finest online resources covering the Apollo program.

Top 10 Apollo Era Moon Discoveries
Scientists say that a lot of what they know about the Moon and in fact the entire solar system was confirmed or revealed by studies conducted by Apollo astronauts or subsequent work done with the Moon rocks and dust they brought back. NASA has put together a list of the Top 10 discoveries aided by the Apollo missions. Here they are.

More Anniversary Week Stories


A Sneak Peek at NASA's Plans for Exploring Mars and Beyond	Apollo Moon Booster Still Flies as Detailed Model Rocket	Scientists, Dreamers Continue Refining Ideas for Future Lunar Bases
NASA has long been hungry to put the Earth in an astronaut's rear view mirror.	Thirty-three years after a Saturn 5 launched Apollo 11, the booster still flies-- albeit on a smaller scale.	Three decades after Apollo 11, there appears to be the beginnings of a Moon renaissance.

Apollo 11 Flight Log

Flight Day One:
Blast Off
Flight Day Two:
Images of Earth
Flight Day Three:
Traveling Light
Flight Day Four:
Luna Looms Large
Flight Day Five:
A Man on the Moon
Flight Day Six:
Historic Lunar Launch
Flight Day Seven:
Homeward Bound
Flight Day Eight:
Halfway Home
Flight Day Nine:
Splashdown