on the moon. astronauts neal armstrong, taking that giant leap for mankind as the world watched in awe. today nasa is remembering that legendary landing and phil keating is live from the kennedy space center in florida. hi. a very special day at the kennedy space center and tonight a who s who from that very unique select few for the apollo 11 landing dinner. underneath the saturn 5 rocket which remains the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever to blast off from earth. take a look at today s nasa image of the day. they release these photos every day. today is the eagle en route to the lunar surface. 45 years ago today and commanded by neil armstrong who would soon after make history for the human race.