Apollo Programme Collection

President Kennedy makes his We choose to go to the Moon speech, Rice University, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy gives his We choose to go to the Moon speech in Houston, Texas

Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC, Florida, USA, 1970. Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise, Jr. during practice moonwalk at Kennedy Space Center

President Johnson Congratulates Astronauts, 1965. Creator: NASA
President Johnson Congratulates Astronauts, 1965. President Lyndon Johnson shows off photos of astronaut Edward H. White II during his historic " space walk" extravehicular activity (EVA)

Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr

Kennedy at Rice University, 1962. Creator: Unknown
Kennedy at Rice University, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy gives his We choose to go to the Moon speech in Houston, Texas

Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean

Model, Rocket, Saturn V, 1975. Creator: David P. Gianakos
Model, Rocket, Saturn V, 1975. This is a 1:34 scale model of the Saturn V and its launch tower. The Saturn V was one of several rockets developed by the National Aeronautics

Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova looks at the Apollo Command Module, Houston, Texas, 1977. Tereshkova was the first woman to make a space flight when she piloted Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963

President Nixon and Apollo 13 crewmen at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, USA, 18 April 1970. President Richard M. Nixon and the Apollo 13 crew pay their respects to the US flag during post-mission

Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. Creator: NASA
Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. NASAs Lunar Orbit and Let-Down Approach Simulator (LOLA), a high-tech simulator designed to represent the view an Apollo astronaut would see if they were

Apollo 10 command module. The Apollo 10 mission launched on 18th May 1969 and entered lunar orbit on 22nd May. The mission was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo programme

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"In September 1962, President Kennedy's historic "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University ignited the Apollo Program, a national mission to land a man on the lunar surface. Over the next decade, NASA's tireless efforts brought the Saturn V rocket to life, with astronauts practicing moonwalks at the Kennedy Space Center and enduring the challenges of space during the Apollo 13 mission. Through perseverance and innovation, the Apollo 13 crew safely returned to Earth in 1970, joining the ranks of astronauts who had already walked on the moon. The world watched in awe as President Johnson congratulated the astronauts, and the Apollo Project's flight simulator prepared future explorers for the journey. Even the Russians, represented by cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, marveled at the American achievement. The splashdown of Apollo 13 marked the end of an era, leaving us with a legacy of innovation and exploration that continues to inspire us today.