388K views · 17K reactions | #OTD 51 years ago, Apollo 11 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center with NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module: https://go.nasa.gov/3j7tRV0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

4.6K views · 233 reactions | Today, we mark the #Apollo50th...

195K views · 9.7K reactions | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0... Lift-off. 50 years ago today, Apollo 12 was struck by lightning seconds after launch twice. A flight controller's quick action restored systems to normal function. The mission was successfully guided to land on the Moon's Ocean of Storms. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/32J5MKJ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook