Apollo 11 at 50: The mission's most iconic photos

NASA

Official crew photo of the Apollo 11 Prime Crew. From left to right are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.

NASA

Apollo 11 liftoff from launch tower camera.

NASA

Earthrise viewed from lunar orbit prior to landing.

NASA

Lunar module inspection after undocking

NASA

Aldrin on the Apollo Lunar Module footpad.

NASA

Aldrin's boot and footprint in lunar soil

NASA

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. Mission commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collin remained with the comma.

NASA

This July 20, 1969 photograph of the interior view of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module shows astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin during the lunar landing mission.

NASA

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible.

NASA

Armstrong in Apollo Lunar Module after historic moonwalk

NASA

Apollo 11 astronauts, still in their quarantine van, are greeted by their wives upon arrival at Ellington Air Force Base

NASA

President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.

NASA

New York City welcomes Apollo 11 crewmen in a showering of ticker tape down Broadway and Park Avenue in a parade termed as the largest in the city's history. Pictured in the lead car, from the right, are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.

Born with 1 hand, she's an inspiration in virus fight

How to prevent cyber attacks that happened in New Orleans and other cities

Hot and more humid with scattered storms today

Invest 95-L: Possible tropical development in Atlantic

Reports: Big Ten to cancel football season; MSU, U-M vote not to play

Tiger Woods faces another Sunday at a major with little hope in PGA Championship

Reports: Big Ten to cancel football season; MSU, U-M vote not to play

Born with 1 hand, she's an inspiration in virus fight

New Orleans's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | New Orleans, Louisiana | WWLTV.com

PHOTOS: The iconic Apollo 11 mission - 50 years later

WWL would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.