Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Celebrates Man's First Steps on the Moon
Just 40 years ago, the Earth stood still to watch as the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Four days earlier, the intrepid crew of three men, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, launched aboard the massive Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the hopes and dreams of mankind with them.
Apollo 40th Anniversary
On July 16, 2009, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11; Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7; Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14; Al Worden, Apollo 15; Charlie Duke, Apollo 16; and Apollo support crew Jerry Carr, Vance Brand and Bruce McCandless, celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and marked the opening of a new exhibit at the Apollo/Saturn V Center -- the Apollo Treasures Gallery.
The new Apollo Treasures Gallery showcases treasures from the Apollo moon missions, including Apollo 14 Commander Alan Shepard’s space suit along with a rare collection of space suits and other gear used by the Apollo moonwalkers to explore the lunar surface. Also on display is Apollo 16 astronaut John Young’s cuff check list with instructions on how to deploy the American flag on the moon and Apollo 13’s space suit repair kit and service module rescue book.
Share Your Apollo Program Photos
Were you a part of the more than 400,000 workers involved in the Apollo program? Did you witness the power of the Saturn V rocket blasting off into space? If so, we would love to see your most prized Apollo photos. Submit your photographs to our Visitor Photo Gallery and we'll post them online.
Submit your Apollo photos to the Visitor Photo Gallery.
View the Apollo 40th Anniversary photo Gallery.
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