In pictures: 50 years since launch of Apollo 11 mission to put man on the moon
By Chris Burn
Published 15th Jul 2019, 17:10 BST
Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin poses next to the U.S. flag July 20, 1969 on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. (Photo by NASA/Liaison)
On April 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida - four days later Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
In an event watched by a global television audience of 600 million people, he famously described the historic moment as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
In this March 9, 1966 file photo, astronaut Neil Armstrong is seated during a suiting up exercise at Cape Kennedy in preparation for the Gemini 8 flight. AP Photo.
The three crew members of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission pose for a group portrait a few weeks before the launch, May 1969. From left to right, Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
Neil Armstrong leads Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins out of the space centre on the Apollo 11 space mission to the moon. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
The Apollo 11 space module floating above the Moon. The Earth can be seen rising behind. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
