From the June 2014 issue

Web Extra: Revisiting Apollo 11

Celebrate the anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.
By | Published: June 23, 2014 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to perform and set up experiments.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to perform and set up experiments. Their trip to our satellite wasn’t all fun and games.
NASA
July 20, 2014, marks the 45th anniversary of humankind’s first step on another world. On that day in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed Apollo 11 on the lunar surface and spent a few hours exploring the Moon.

Today no one knows when humans will once again explore another object in the solar system in person, but hopefully these photos from the milestone mission will inspire future generations to keep looking up.