Apollo 11 leaves Earth to put the first men on the Moon, 50 years ago on on July 16, 1969 At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the swing arms move away and a plume of flame signals the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle and astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. #nasa #science #technology #moon #apollo11