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As Apollo 11 passed over Western Australia, at T+2 hours 26 minutes Houston relayed to Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin – through Carnarvon – formal permission to go to the moon. “Apollo 11, this is Houston. You are go for TLI.” Mike Collins answered, “Apollo 11. Thank you.”
Apollo 11 first stage separation
TransLunar Injection
Apollo 11 Flight Profile
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A Saturn V liftoff is spectacular, and the launch of Apollo 11 was no exception. But it didn’t give the audience any surprises. To the three Gemini-experienced pilots, who likened the sensation to the boost of a Titan II, it was a normal launch.
Launch of Apollo 11
Former Pres. Johnson & current VP Spiro T. Agnew watch the launch of Apollo 11
Apollo 11-The Rocket’s Red Glare
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Crew training for Apollo 11 was already complicated by the need to master the controls of two different and very complex spacecrafts, as well as the space suit, but now the mission took on new dimensions, principally in learning how to set a 14.5-metric-ton lunar module safely down on the moon.
Lunar landing training
Neil & Buzz practice in LM simulator
Armstrong practices in the LM simulator with suit
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After his death, Armstrong was described, in a statement released by the White House, as “among the greatest of American heroes—not just of his time, but of all time.”
Tereshkova presents Armstrong with badge to visit Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Armstrong speaking at 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s first space flight
Burial at Sea of the ashes of Neil Armstrong
