#apollo11

[framedtruth-vellateam]

Last Fact-Checked: May 12, 2026 | 9 min read | History / Space | Vella Team John Glenn was already inside the capsule. The rocket was fueled

When I was younger, I thought history belonged to the people standing in front of the cameras.

The astronauts. The presidents. The men everybody already knew.

But somewhere inside NASA, a woman named Katherine Johnson sat quietly with a pencil, trying to calculate whether human beings could survive the darkness of space.

Nobody clapped for her while she was doing it.

And somehow that makes her story hit even harder.

Last Fact-Checked: May 12, 2026 | 9 min read | History / Space | Vella Team John Glenn was already inside the capsule. The rocket was fueled

[astronotmovie]

Taking a break. Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin take a load of their feet during training for their historic Apollo 11 mission, Jan 1969. During his career, Mr. Armstrong spent 8 days & 14 hours in space on his Gemini 8 & A11 missions. Mr. Aldrin logged just shy of 12 days & 2 hours on Gemini 12 & A11. 2 historic figures in space exploration & #1 & 2 on the moon respectively.

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

(20 July 1969) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface.

Credit: NASA

[the-fact-site]

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, Buzz performed communion, drinking wine from a church chalice. #FACT

[signumoverdrive]

Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts, the first humans to ever reach the moon and unlock the door to interplanetary trips to another celestial body. When they arrive on the lunar orbit, Michael Collin piloted the orbiter around the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface aboard the moon lander vehicle. A few seconds to this touchdown, the system began to malfunction and Neil Armstrong used his years of experience as a pilot to manually took control of the vehicle and landed it safely on the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon. You can learn more about Neil Armstrong life experience and his role throughout the Apollo 11 mission from here.

[lola1695]

Esta incrível imagem da ascensão da Terra foi tirada durante a órbita lunar pela tripulação da missão Apollo 11 em julho de 1969. A primeira missão lunar tripulada, a Apollo 11, foi lançada a bordo de um veículo de lançamento Saturn V do Centro Espacial Kennedy, Flórida, em 16 de julho de 1969 e retornou com segurança à Terra em 24 de julho de 1969. A tripulação de 3 homens a bordo do voo consistia em Neil A. Armstrong, comandante; Michael Collins, piloto do Módulo de Comando; e Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., piloto do Módulo Lunar.

[geologyedinburgh]

1960s/70s and today.

[ridethecyanide]

RIP Mike ❤️