July 16, 1969 the crew of the Apollo XI lunar landing mission of Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin leave the Kennedy Space Center during the pre-launch Countdown for a historic step for mankind
July 16, 1969 over Orlando, Florida the flight of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle hurtles past the American flag in the first Lunar landing mission by mankind.
16 July 1969 in the early moments of the Apollo 11 launch, the spacecraft pulls away with propelling rockets at an altitude of about 38 miles from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.descends the steps of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder as he prepares to walk on the Moon in this 20 July 1969 file photo taken by astronaut commander, Neil A. Armstrong
20 July 1969 picture of astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. walking on the surface of the moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong who took this photograph is reflected on the visor of Aldrin's helmet.
20 July 1969 photo of astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. beside the US flag on the lunar surface area called the Sea of Tranquility marked by astronauts' footprints around Lunar Module (L)
Picture taken from the Apollo XI Lunar Module (LM) showing the footprints of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong or Edwin E. Aldrin on the surface of the moon, 21 July 1969.
On planet Earth, man's first walk on the moon was followed all over the world on television sets
21 July 1969 NASA photo shows the lunar module, with Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, approaching Apollo 11 command module with a half-Earth in the background.
A boy holds a replica of a moon outside the Newseum in Washington, DC as the world marked the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20.
People walk around the Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
The first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong (2nd R), fellow Apollo 11 crew members Edwin
NASA collectibles, including Apollo 11 artifacts, are being auctioned off to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 manned lunar landing.
