Fifty-five years ago Saturday, humanity made its first visit to the lunar surface with Apollo 11 ... It's destination: the new launch pad known as 39A. Still in use today, Pad 39A was constructed ...

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The Saturn V rocket climbs into orbit.

Apollo 11’s crew enjoy a traditional astronaut ... the men can see over a million spectators out on the coast. Then they spot Launch Pad 34. That’s where their friends on the Apollo 1 mission ...