Apollo 11 turns 50: Moon exploration, interesting facts & Nasa's to-do list

NASA's Project Artemis aims to take more humans, including the first woman ever to the moon

July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of mankind's first steps on the moon. In 1969, Nasa's Apollo 11 blasted off, sending astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on a journey to the moon and back. It took Apollo 11 three days to get there, and astronauts Neil and Buzz spent over 21 hours on the lunar surface, thereby becoming the first humans to set foot on it. The US beat the Soviet Union to the moon after having been humiliated, repeatedly, during the early years of the space race. The legacy of that mission is immense. 

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