🌊 On this day in 1969 🌊 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing the first mission to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely home. Their eight-day journey changed history—and sparked a legacy of exploration that lives on today. As we return to the Moon with Artemis, we carry their trailblazing spirit with us. Apollo showed it was possible. Artemis is showing what’s next: more discoveries, more exploration, more of the Moon than ever before—preparing us for the next giant leap to Mars and beyond. Image description: The Apollo 11 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet on July 24, 1969, after returning from the first Moon landing mission. The capsule, marked from reentry, is pictured on the ship’s deck. People in orange vests and hard hats guide the capsule’s placement. A bright orange flotation ring, previously attached by USNavy divers, now rests on the deck. In the background, a small boat...