KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first human journey to the surface of the Moon began at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Fla., with the liftoff of Apollo 11 on a Saturn V booster at 9:32 a.m. EDT (13:32 UT) on a clear sunny Wednesday, 16 July 1969. This year NASA celebrates the 35th anniversary of that historic launch and landing. For more information and photos, go to http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html .
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date May 28, 2004