Apollo 11 liftoff

July 16, 1969: The Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 11 astronauts lifts off on its historic mission at 9:32 a.m. ET. Four days later, on July 20, the lunar module would touch down on the moon's Sea of Tranquility at 4:18 p.m. ET, and Armstrong would step onto the surface at 10:56 p.m. ET.

For more on the Apollo 11 mission, see "Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing."