The Apollo missions to the moon would inspire many young people to see their future in the stars — including future Canadian astronauts.

'One of the worst things to happen to Avro was one of the best things to happen to NASA,' historian Erin Gregory said.

On the day JFK promised to put an American on the moon, the U.S. had sent only one astronaut to space, and that was for only 15 minutes.

The next 50 years will offer unprecedented opportunities for astronauts to go boldly where no Canadian has gone before.

A group of seniors from the Manoir Westmount residence were taken for an out-of-this-world trip down memory lane by federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau.

Canadian astronaut Dave Williams is encouraging kids to "reach for the stars" when it comes to careers in the sciences.

Some Edmontonians celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at a perhaps obvious place: the science centre.

The rocks collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from the moon 50 years ago were chosen by a future UBC president, who brought them home to his family.

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, cars were backed up for miles outside the visitor complex at opening time. In Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio, nearly 2,000 runners competed in "Run to the Moon" races.

The one-off performance comes as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's iconic Apollo 11 launch.