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Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
July 16, 1969

The 363 ft.-tall Apollo 11 space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 9:32 a.m., July 16, 1969. Apollo 11 was the United States' first lunar landing mission.

Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon Johnson watch liftoff of Apollo 11 spacecraft
July 16, 1969

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, right, and Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, left, follow the Apollo 11 liftoff from a viewing stand located less than four miles from the Spaceport's Launch Complex 39A. They headed the list of dignitaries invited to view the liftoff, which took place at 9:32 a.m., EDT, July 16, 1969.