Keith’s note: I was just booked to do an interview on BBC radio about Artemis 1 for their morning show. Their 2021 audience reach was 489 million. Maybe someone will hear me.

Apollo 11 in Real Time “This website replays the Apollo 11 mission as it happened, 50 years ago. It consists entirely of historical material, all timed to Ground Elapsed Time–the master mission clock. Footage of Mission Control, film shot by the astronauts, and television broadcasts transmitted from space and the surface of the Moon, have been painstakingly placed to the very moments they were shot during the mission, as has […]

Times Square to Transform Into Tranquility Base, the Moon Landing Site, in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Aldrin Family Foundation and The People’s Moon “The Aldrin Family Foundation will host a day-long, free family celebration in support of The People’s Moon project on July 20 in Times Square in honor of the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements of all time – landing a human on […]

Keith’s note: I am sick and tired of getting emails from conspiracy mongering idiots who think that there has been some sort of massive left wing revisionist editing of history in “First Man” whereby American flags have been erased from history. Contrary to modern style, back in 1969, not every piece of official astronaut work clothing had American flags on them. I am certain NASAWatch readers can find more examples. […]

Jack Garman, NASA engineer who ‘saved’ Apollo 11 from alarms, dies at 72, CollectSpace “John “Jack” Garman, a NASA engineer whose knowledge of the computer aboard Apollo 11 saved the historic first lunar landing from a last-minute abort, died on Tuesday (Sept. 20). He was 72.” “Garman’s death came after a several year battle with bone marrow cancer, according to an email by his wife that was forwarded to the […]

The Eagle Prepares to Land, NASA “The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, in a landing configuration was photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia. Inside the module were Commander Neil A. Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.”

Video Archive: Looking Back at Apollo 11 45 Years Ago, SpaceRef “NASA is marking the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing this month. Here in a series of videos from the archives are some of the events of that fateful mission.” Marc’s note: The post now includes a restored Apollo 11 EVA just released today.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Message, SpaceRef Marc’s Note: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 45 years since Apollo 11. I was five years old and glued to my television like so many other people. That moment in time provided inspiration to countless people around the world.

“In conjunction with the memorial service and tree dedication at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 20, 2013, the center created this video honoring the legacy of Neil Armstrong. The video takes a look at the accidental legend that Armstrong became, and the history-making flight that he took with his colleagues Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.”

NASA Announces Memorial Service For Astronaut Neil Armstrong, NASA “NASA will honor the life and historic achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong during a memorial service at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, June 20, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, fellow Apollo 11 astronauts […]