Preserving Humanity's Greatest Cosmic Expeditions
First human lunar landing - July 20, 1969
Crew: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Mission Duration: 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds
First human-made object to enter interstellar space
Launch Date: September 5, 1977
Current Distance from Earth: Over 14.8 billion miles
Continuous human presence in space since November 2, 2000
Collaborative project involving 15 nations
Orbiting altitude: Approximately 254 miles above Earth