It was President John F. Kennedy who proclaimed we would make it to the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Though JFK wouldn't live to see it, on July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and pilot Michael Collins would make the USA's space race to the Moon a reality.

This new video from NASA shows what the lunar site where Apollo 11 landed 45 years ago looks like now.

Click here for new GIFs (yes!) of moments from the memorable mission.

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