JFK proclaims NASA will travel to the Moon and back before the end of the 1960s.

Mercury MR-3, MR-4 and MA-6 missions, with Shepard, Grissom, Glenn training, beach, water skiing, suit up, breakfast, medical check, arrival at launchpad, launch, on-orbit view, Mercury Control Center tracking chart and countdown clock, recovery and special events, Alan Shepard launch 1961, john glen launch,

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Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return.

A collection of clips from United States in the 1950s and early 1960s, featuring President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The historic first steps on the moon from the Apollo 11 mission.

People gather in a stadium in Houston, Texas to celebrate the historic achievements of the Apollo 11 mission.