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

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

John Glenn, 1959 history

The Right Stuff: When America Met the Mercury Astronauts

Apollo 1 astronauts Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom, 1967. history

The Apollo 1 Launchpad Fire: Remembering Grissom, White and Chaffee

LIFE With the Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race animals

Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race

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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