1969 in spaceflight

Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot and university professor.

Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. Following the deaths of Armstrong in 2012 and pilot Michael Collins in 2021, he is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member. Following Jim Lovell's death in 2025, Aldrin became the oldest living astronaut.

American astronaut (1930–2021)

American human-rated launch vehicle

NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

American astronaut and painter (1932-2018)

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)

American engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut (born 1932)

lander used in the Apollo program

American astronaut (1930–2024)

Soviet Cosmonaut (1935-2014)

American astronaut (1929–2017)

Soviet super heavy-lift launch vehicle

Russian and Soviet rocket family

Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2017)

Soviet cosmonaut

Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971)

American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022)

Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000)

American astronaut

Soviet cosmonaut (1928–2022)

Soviet cosmonaut (1935-1997)

Soviet cosmonaut

Soviet cosmonaut

British satellite carrier rocket developed during the 1960s

overview of spaceflight-related events during the year of 1969

statements from leaders of countries on a small disc made of silicon that was left on the Moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts.

group of astronauts selected in 1969

satellite

ATS-5 (Applications Technology Satellite-5) also known as ATS-E was a communications satellite launched into geosynchronous orbit on August 12, 1969. Built by Hughes Aircraft and launched by NASA, it was the final Hughes/NASA joint mission in the Applications Technology Satellites program.

family of artificial satellites launched in the 1960s run by the USAF

NASA satellite of the Explorer program

Soviet anti-satellite weapon target satellite