Photo: #The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.
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The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. (Photo Courtesy of NASA)

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40th anniversary of the first moon landing


Nearly 40 years ago, astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first "small step for man" on the moon. Midmorning explores the significance of the first lunar landing for future space research and addresses conspiracy theorists' claims that the landing never happened.

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  • Martin Hendry: Senior Lecturer in Astronomy, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Glasgow.

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