JUNE 2019. DISCOVER 35
On July 20, 1969,
more than half
a billion people
watched as
humans landed on
the moon. Never
before had our
species trod upon
another world —
and we’ve visited
none since. But
50 years later,
we’re closer than
ever to going back.
Join us as we look
back at what made
the Apollo program
a defining moment
of our history,
and why it still
resonates today.
Opposite: Apollo 14 astronauts caught
this view of the northern hemisphere
of the moon’s far side. Left: Apollo 11
astronaut Buzz Aldrin pauses during
his historic moonwalk so that Neil
Armstrong can capture this picture.