The Fake Lunar Surface Where Apollo 11 Trained for the Moon Landing

Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins had already spent months in training as the backup crew for Apollo 8 when, on Jan. 9, 1969, they were named as the crew for Apollo 11, the first mission to land men on the moon.

The three had six months to practice every action of their mission over and over again, from retrieving samples of the lunar surface to stepping on and off the ladder of the lunar module.

Mashable has a series of Apollo 11 training photos from the history making mission.