0Space MomentsAs Apollo 11 celebrates its 40th anniversary, VIEW OUR GALLERY of amazing moments in space, from the first chimp in orbit to the touchdown on the Red Planet.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 2:22PM EDT / Published Jul. 19, 2009 9:48AM EDT OFF, AFP / Getty Images RUSSIA WINSOFF, AFP / Getty Images U.S. BLASTS OFFCourtesy of JPL-Caltech / NASA THE FOUNDATIONBethany Thomas, NBC NewsWire / AP Photo FAR SIDE OF THE MOONCourtesty of NASA National Space Science Data Center CANNED HAMAP Photo THE FIRST MANPopperfoto / Getty Images THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTUREAP Photo SHUTTLING SHEPARDNASA / Getty Images AMERICAN HERONASA / AP Photo CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?NASA, AFP / Newscom NEW PERSPECTIVENASA / AP Photo ONE SMALL STEPNASA, Liaison / Getty Images VOYAGER’S VISIONSNASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images LAUNCH OF THE SPACE SHUTTLENASA / AP Photo PLAYING DEFENSEBarry Thumma / AP Photo NOTABLE RIDE INTO SPACEMPI / Getty Images FROM MIR TO ETERNITYNASA, Newsmakers / Getty Images SNAPPING PICS IN SPACENASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images ANOTHER PLANET DRIVE-BYNASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images PREPPING THE BIG ONETime Life Pictures / Getty Images THE RED PLANETNASA TV / AP Photo COMRADES IN SPACEPool / AP Photo GOING TO SPACE FOR FUNJim Campbell, Pool / Getty Images
RUSSIA WINSOFF, AFP / Getty Images U.S. BLASTS OFFCourtesy of JPL-Caltech / NASA THE FOUNDATIONBethany Thomas, NBC NewsWire / AP Photo FAR SIDE OF THE MOONCourtesty of NASA National Space Science Data Center CANNED HAMAP Photo THE FIRST MANPopperfoto / Getty Images THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTUREAP Photo SHUTTLING SHEPARDNASA / Getty Images AMERICAN HERONASA / AP Photo CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?NASA, AFP / Newscom NEW PERSPECTIVENASA / AP Photo ONE SMALL STEPNASA, Liaison / Getty Images VOYAGER’S VISIONSNASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images LAUNCH OF THE SPACE SHUTTLENASA / AP Photo PLAYING DEFENSEBarry Thumma / AP Photo NOTABLE RIDE INTO SPACEMPI / Getty Images FROM MIR TO ETERNITYNASA, Newsmakers / Getty Images SNAPPING PICS IN SPACENASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images ANOTHER PLANET DRIVE-BYNASA, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images PREPPING THE BIG ONETime Life Pictures / Getty Images THE RED PLANETNASA TV / AP Photo COMRADES IN SPACEPool / AP Photo GOING TO SPACE FOR FUNJim Campbell, Pool / Getty Images