#OTD 51 years ago, Apollo 11 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center with NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module: https://go.nasa.gov/3j7tRV0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

96K views · 3.1K reactions | There it goes! Thirteen photographs assembled in sequence show the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, pass in front of our view of the Sun while orbiting Earth at a speed of roughly five miles per second on Sunday, Oct. 7. See more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157674303910028/ Learn when you can #SpotTheStation: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

79K views · 6.8K reactions | It's a lab for life-saving science, an orbiting observatory for Earth's evolving climate, and a testbed for humanity's exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond. It's a meeting ground in space for countries and explorers from around the world—and now, it's our home through 2030. Learn more about our latest extension of operations for the International Space Station: https://go.nasa.gov/3njU9qG | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

64K views · 502 shares | A new “parking space” installed on the International Space Station, a rocket engine test fired for our future human #JourneyToMars and more on “This Week @NASA”. Take a look: https://youtu.be/HFGHwO75aSs | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook