International Moon Day marks the first crewed moon landing in 1969
International Moon Day commemorates the 1969 Apollo 11 landing and highlights the growing global collaboration in lunar exploration. University of Arizona scientists reflect on the history of lunar mapping and the benefits of multi-national space missions.
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. In the right background is the lunar module. On Aldrin's right is the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment, already deployed. This photograph was taken by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera. NASA
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