Dichiera Productions

Apollo 11 lifted off on July 16, 1969, to begin its history-making journey. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched over the next days as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins accomplished the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade.

Watch the launch in real time (Liftoff is at 9:32 a.m. EDT): https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/