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Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a Google Doodle on Friday, July 19, 2019 narrated by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins.

Google Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing With a Doodle

Collins did not leave any boot prints on the moon, but he was "the ticket h...

Collins did not leave any boot prints on the moon, but he was "the ticket home" the the men who did

The July 18 and July 25, 1969, covers of TIME

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Were Supposed to Nap After Landing on the Moon, But They Couldn't Wait to Walk

And other highlights from TIME's original 1969 coverage of the Apollo 11 mo...

And other highlights from TIME's original 1969 coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing

A footprint left on the surface of the moon by one of the Apollo 11 astronauts during their historic lunar EVA, 20th July 1969.

'We Need That Boot Print.' Inside the Fight to Save the Moon's Historic Sites Before it's Too Late

Half a century after humankind first walked on the moon, our sole natural s...

Half a century after humankind first walked on the moon, our sole natural satellite is becoming a much busier place. NASA wants to make a return trip, as do private American space companies like Elon...

Werner von Braun (1912-1977), the German-born American rocket engineer with model rockets.

How Historians Are Reckoning With the Former Nazi Who Launched America's Space Program

In Operation Paperclip, German scientists were taken to the U.S. to develop...

In Operation Paperclip, German scientists were taken to the U.S. to develop military technology. That work later fed into the space program

View, during NASA's Apollo 12 mission, of the 'Intrepid' Lunar Module as it descends to the surface of the moon, November 19, 1969.

Here's Every Single Mission to the Moon in One Chart

Humans started to work in earnest to get to the moon in the 1950s, when the...

Humans started to work in earnest to get to the moon in the 1950s, when the U.S. and U.S.S.R. initiated a bracing Cold War space race. The Soviets drew first blood in 1959: in that...

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, Is Photographed Walking Near The Lunar Module During The Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity. Man's First Landing On The Moon Occurred Today At 4:17 P.M. July 20, 1969 As Lunar Module Eagle Touched Down Gently On The Sea Of Tranquility On The East Side Of The Moon. The Lm (Lunar Module) Landed On The Moon On July 20, 1969 And Returned To The Command Module On July 21. The Command Module Left Lunar Orbit On July 22 And Returned To Earth On July 24, 1969. Apollo 11 Splashed Down In The Pacific Ocean On 24 July 1969 At 12:50:35 P.M. Edt After A Mission Elapsed Time Of 195 Hrs, 18 Mins, 35 Secs.

The Science Behind TIME's New Apollo 11 Moon Landing Augmented Reality Experience

It's now live in the TIME Immersive app for iPhone and Android

Elon Musk Told Us Why He Thinks We Can Land on the Moon in ‘Less Than 2 Years’

On July 12, TIME editor-at-large and space reporter Jeffrey Kluger had a fa...

On July 12, TIME editor-at-large and space reporter Jeffrey Kluger had a far-ranging conversation with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the company’s headquarters in California. They discussed Musk’s reasons for starting SpaceX, his thoughts on...

Google Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing With a Doodle

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Were Supposed to Nap After Landing on the Moon, But They Couldn't Wait to Walk

'We Need That Boot Print.' Inside the Fight to Save the Moon's Historic Sites Before it's Too Late

How Historians Are Reckoning With the Former Nazi Who Launched America's Space Program

Here's Every Single Mission to the Moon in One Chart

The Science Behind TIME's New Apollo 11 Moon Landing Augmented Reality Experience

Elon Musk Told Us Why He Thinks We Can Land on the Moon in ‘Less Than 2 Years’

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