On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. The mission that got them there, Apollo 11, was the culmination of the nation's decade-long cultural and scientific fascination with outer space. In this four-part series by Bill Whittle, transport back in time and understand what Apollo 11 felt like to the millions of Americans who lived through it.

• Bill Whittle