Apollo 11 technology

In an amazing feat of science and engineering, six Apollo missions and 12 astronauts landed on the Moon. Their experiments paved the way for future space exploration and taught us much about the history of the Moon, the Sun and the Earth itself. They also introduced new technologies now found everywhere from the lunar surface to factories and homes.

The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off.

Saturn V rockets

To get to the Moon NASA created the most powerful rocket ever built: 36 stories high and generating 3.4 million kg of thrust.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon with a core sampler.

Solid clues to the Moon’s history

The Apollo program bagged hundreds of samples of the Moon’s surface. What can they tell us about the Moon's history?

Lessons from later missions

Following Apollo 11 in 1969, NASA landed another five crewed craft on the Moon. In total, 12 Apollo astronauts explored the Moon’s surface.

A monitor in the Parkes control room shows the historic moonwalk as it’s received from the Moon

CSIRO’s “On-axis” feedhorn

CSIRO technology at Parkes was integral to audiences receiving most of the Apollo 11 Moon walk broadcast.