Watch Modern Marvels online: Episode 25 Apollo 11

As mankind's greatest achievement of the twentieth century, Apollo 11 stood as the apogee of science, exploration, flight, and technological prowess. In scarcely ten years, America went from rocketing monkeys into space to landing a man on the moon. Launched into space on July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins pushed the limits of skill and endurance to ensure a successful journey from Earth to the moon. In this compelling program, travel with The History Channel to see and experience the flight of Apollo 11 through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who helped change the history of space travel.

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