Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.

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Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

*Indicates objects flown on the Apollo 11 mission. Command Module Columbia* Columbia is the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft to return intact to Earth. It carried the crew, equipment and precious ...

WASHINGTON — Michael Collins, the one astronaut who did not step foot on the moon during the famed Apollo 11 mission, has died. He was 90. In a statement, Collins's family said he passed away ...

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