Neil A. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. Ending the 'space race’ and fulfilling the goal set by President John F. Kennedy at the beginning of the decade in 1961 “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth”.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) founded in July 1958, breaking space boundaries with missions that may seem impossible such as putting the first man on the moon in the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The space station currently in 2020, will be taking long strides toward returning astronauts to the Moon, continuing the exploration of Mars and developing new technology to make supersonic aircraft fly more quietly. Show your love for aeronautics and aerospace research with our Officially Licensed merchandise.