Apollo 11: 50 years since the moon landing

There are several redwoods in the state that have a lunar backstory

Multigenre, elegant, wildly popular: The Apollo 11 moon landing embodies a time when TV played a profoundly different role in American lives.

Nearly 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. A woman could follow in his footsteps in 2024. Here’s what we know about her.

We asked our readers for their memories of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing as it nears its 50-year anniversary. These are their stories.

The California Science Center, Nixon Presidential Library, Hollywood Bowl and others present moon rock, space-themed music and more to mark the 50th anniversary.

Here are eight books inspired by the Apollo 11 moonshot, on its 50th anniversary, for readers of all ages.

As the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing approaches, the women who helped America’s space efforts are reflecting on their often unheralded roles — and the indignities they endured.

The passage of half a century has blurred many of the reasons that the United States was able to accomplish what seemed like science fiction: the July 20, 1969, landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.

The three presidents of the lunar decade played substantial roles — and were intimately affected — by the effort to reach the moon.

Fifty years after the Apollo 11 lunar landing proved that America could meet President John F.

Many older Americans recall exactly where they were at 10:56 p.m.

Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz� Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted away from Earth on a Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969.

Retired astronaut Wally Schirra spoke for the world with his commentary for CBS News during the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969: “Thank you, television, for letting us watch this one.�

A cornucopia of space race documentaries greets the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

History may be wrong about what Neil Armstrong said after landing on the moon. Acoustics researchers think it was, “That’s one small step for a man.�