Listen in as U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin perform operations on the Moon for hours. Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon, touching down in the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Footage courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA.
Visit Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the 'Red Planet'. The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars' surface, which ...