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Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the moon; July 20, 1969.

We asked Two-Way readers for their memories of the Apollo 11 moon mission, and the stories have been coming in. Among our favorites so far:

Mary Davis (mernie4) wrote:

"We have Lift-Off!" I still get chills when I hear these words. I was 12 and was watching this on the one B&W TV we had with a number of my siblings. It was a hot July night, I was glued to the TV. Thanks Mom and Dad for allowing us to stay up! We were fortunate as kids to have teachers that brought in the TV to the classroom for us to watch the "splashdowns". I was at a girlfriend's house watching an Elvis movie when the news flash came on about the tragic death of Grissom et al. The whole space adventure is so fascinating to me. I can't fathom what goes on in those masterminds. I can still hear the words of Walter Cronkite "and that's the way it is." I doubt many 12 year olds watched yesterday's launch. Too bad... for them and for our future. History is our future.

Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:47:47 AM

Keep the memories coming.

Update at 3:45 p.m. ET. On Twitter, this made us go wow:

RobinZaleski @nprnews My mom watched the moon landing on a hospital TV in between contractions - she gave birth to my sister the 21st #Apollo11memories

For much more about the Apollo 11 mission and space in general, click here for NPR's complete coverage.