1962    President Kennedy delivers an address at Rice University in which he announces that it is a goal of the United States to "land a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth".

1965    Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the ''Mare Tranquillitatis'' region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. ''Mare Tranquillitatis'' or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

1969    Apollo program: ''Apollo 11'', the first manned space mission to land on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

1969    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin make a television transmission from the Lunar Module.

1969    Apollo Program: Apollo 11 successfully lands on the Moon at 20:17 UTC on July 20.

1969    The lunar module separates from the command service module and begins its decent to the moons' surface.

1969    Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.

1969    The lunar module lifts of from the surface of the moon.

1969    The lunar module docks with the command service module in the moon's orbit.

1969    Apollo program: ''Apollo 11'' splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

1969    The ''Apollo 11'' astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.