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"Apollo 50" Anniversary Page from the National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions. Explore their site for resources including videos, artifacts events and more on the Apollo 11 anniversary.

Apollo 11 Article Collection on Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian magazine has curated a collection of articles, videos and resources centered around the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Explore the collection for more on the history of the mission.

"Apollo's Moon Shot" on Smithsonian Channel
In 1961, President Kennedy issued a grand challenge: to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth by the end of the decade. What followed was a series of daring missions against an almost impossible timeline on the most complicated spacecraft ever built. Smithsonian Channel invites you to revisit an era when NASA's team of engineers and astronauts gambled everything to embark on humankind's most ambitious journey, brought to life through archival interviews, rarely seen footage and artifacts from the vaults of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

"Destination Moon": On Tour
"Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" commemorates the first lunar landing in 1969, and the pioneering flights that came before, in a state-of-the-art traveling exhibition. It will bring the iconic Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia to Seattle and Cincinnati this summer and fall—its first national tour since 1970/71.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Share Your Story
Apollo 11 was a global event. What does that historic mission mean to you? Share your story and read what others have to say.

Monday Morning Ready

The augmented reality app that lets you experience the moon landing

How the Guinness Book of World Records became an international phenomenon

The roots of computer code lie in telegraph code

The history of trick or treating is weirder than you thought

This interactive map shows fall foliage predictions across the U.S.