40th Anniversary of Humanity's First Landing on The Moon

In a 1961 speech, President John F. Kennedy said he wanted to achieve a goal of a man landing on the moon and returning safely to earth before the decade was over.

By 1969 his goal was reached.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, were the Apollo 11 crew members who reached the moon 40 years ago and are celebrating their accomplishment today.

Aldrin and Armstrong were the first two men who reached the moon on the lunar module, "Eagle," while Collins orbited the moon in the command module, "Columbia."

Bob Jacob's from NASA got this interview with Collins about his Apollo 11 mission, and what he is doing now.

Pictured above is Buzz Aldrin climbing down the "Eagle's" ladder.

Since the Apollo 11, there have been five other Apollo missions that have reached the moon.

Neil Armstrong's famous quote:

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for humanity," stays true today as we honor and celebrate their courageous mission.