That same day, NASA managers met to select a formal target launch date. That meeting resulted in 16 July 1969 being chosen as Apollo 11’s launch day – a target the mission would meet.

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Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/We-Have-Liftoff.html Photographer David Burnett focused his camera on the many tourists who flocked to ...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla., July 14, 1969 (UPI) -Launch crews, undismayed by an apparent Soviet gamble to upstage them, turned on Apollo 11's vital generators today and rolled toward Wednesday's start of ...

On April 11, 1960, astronomers began the first scientific ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

Sprayground, a New York-based accessories label, has launched an extraterrestrial backpack ... reminiscent of the first moonwalk during the Apollo 11 mission. Before we could blast off with ...

April 11th has been a day of remarkable events throughout history, ranging from groundbreaking scientific achievements to ...