gettyarchive will be flying to the moon and playing amongst the stars next week as they mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with a day-by-day account.⁠ Exploring the history of lunar space travel and its place in popular culture, see how man first made it to the moon - taking pictures at every small step and giant leap.⁠ 📷: Composite 5 frame shot of the gantry retracting while the Saturn V boosters lift off to carry the Apollo 11 astronauts to the Moon | Ralph Morse/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images | 16 July 1969⁠ ⁠ #moonlandings #manonthemoon #apollo11 #1969 #firstmanonthemoon #neilarmstrong #buzzaldrin #lunarmission #spacetravel #spacemission #lunarmodule #moononastick #tothemoonandback #astronaut #onesmallstepforaman #onegiantleapformankind #saturnv #astromony #ralphmorse #lifemagazine #archivephoto #photoarchive #compositephoto #picturelibrary #historyphoto #historyinphotos #gettyimages #gettyarchive