Apollo 11 Launch | July 16, 1969

Historical Medallion🎖️ on Instagram: "January 27, 1967, Cape Canaveral. At Launch Complex 34, a ground "dress rehearsal" is underway for the Apollo program flight. Inside the sealed command module are three astronauts—Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. This isn't a full training exercise but a "plugs-out test" simulating the countdown. The crew is suited up, the cabin filled with pure oxygen at a pressure slightly above atmospheric. Suddenly, at 18:31, Chaffee's voice crackles in Mission

Space | Cosmos | Galaxy on Instagram: "Michael Collins, the man behind the camera, is the only human, living or dead, who isn't in the frame of that picture. The iconic photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon? Well, there's a fascinating detail about the astronaut who captured it. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were taking their historic steps on the Moon, Collins was piloting the Command Module alone, orbiting the Moon. It's a testament to the unique perspective and sacrifice of the