Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, mankind first walked on the moon. Apollo 11, the space flight that delivered Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon, was a defining moment in history and a remarkable achievement.
Coming just eight year after President Kennedy promised Americans we would walk on the moon before the end of the decade, Apollo 11 was the culmination of an exceptional time of scientific advances and national commitment.
When Neil Armstrong stepped from the lunar nodule onto the surface of the moon on that fateful day, the nation and world were watching—including a few hundred visitors at the Wright Brothers Monument in Kill Devil Hills where Park Rangers had set up 50 televisions at the birthplace of the powered flight.
On Saturday evening the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing will be commemorated with recreation of that viewing party. The viewing will begin at 8:00 p.m. and include a rebroadcast of the Water Cronkite coverage of the event.
The Saturday evening party is just one of a number of events the National Park Service has scheduled to celebrate Apollo 11 and the 50 Anniversary of the mankind first steps beyond Earth
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration-Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 18
