The Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex on July 16, 1969. On July 20, Mission Commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, followed closely by Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin -- Command Module Pilot Michael Collins looked on from the Moon's orbit. All three were U.S. Air Force veterans, as well as veteran astronauts.

This historic event preceded five more successful manned moon-landing missions for the Apollo program, ending with the Apollo 17 mission -- the last time anyone has been on the lunar surface.

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