Moon Landings Events

1961
to 1975
NASA's Apollo Program
The Apollo Program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961–1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing missions. In 1961, President John F. Kenne...
1961 May 25 President Kennedy First Announces Goal of Landing a Man on the Moon
President Kennedy was also eager for the United States to lead the way in exploring space. The Soviet Union was ahead of the United States in its space program and President Kennedy was d...
1962 Sep 12 John F. Kennedy Delivers "Moon" Speech at Rice University
"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." —John F. Kennedy
1969 Jul 16
to 1969 Jul 24
 Apollo 11 Mission
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. It was also the second...
1969 Jul 21
2:56AM
 Man Walks on Moon
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. It carried two astronauts, Commander Neil A. Armstrong and LM pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., ...
1969 Nov 14
4:22PM
to 1969 Nov 24
8:58PM
 Apollo 12 Mission
"Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." —Pete Conrad
1970 Apr 11
to 1970 Apr 17
 Apollo 13 Mission
Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by NASA intended to land on the moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The crew members were commande...
1971 Jan 31
to 1971 Feb 9
 Apollo 14 Mission
Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. The nine-day mission was launched on January 31, 1971, with lunar touch down on Fe...
2009 Jul 16 NASA Releases Restored Video Footage From the Apollo 11 Moon Mission to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Landing
WASHINGTON – With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. NASA unveiled refurbished video Thursday of the July 20, 1969, moo...