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The gantry retracts while Saturn V boosters lift the Apollo 11 astronauts toward the moon, July 16, 1969. history

Apollo 11: What Liftoff Looked Like

August 11, 1969, special edition of LIFE magazine. history

‘To the Moon and Back.’ See LIFE’s Complete Special Issue on Apollo 11

Apollo 9, March 1969. On the fourth day of the mission, astronaut David Scott stood in the open hatch of the command module and scanned the blue earth below. history

The Amazing Lunar Module: From Early Models to the Moon

Not published in LIFE. The Apollo 11 astronauts discuss their upcoming moon mission with an engineer from Houston's Mission Control Center (second from right), Texas, 1969. history

Up Close and Personal With Apollo 11: A LIFE Photographer’s Story

Neil Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 mission to moon, in training for his work on the lunar surface, 1969. people

Neil Armstrong: Private Man, Public Hero

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