BrightArts & CultureFifty Years on, We Salute the Pioneering Spirit That Put Americans on the MoonEven today, 50 years later, the monumental achievement makes the heart beat faster. CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailAdd to My ListSaveAstronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. salutes the U.S. flag on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969. NASA/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Angela Rocco DeCarlo7/18/2019Updated: 7/18/2019PrintThere they are!Our American Apollo 11 astronauts gliding across the Sea of Tranquility on our moon.