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. CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveAstronaut 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.