Flight Director Apollo 11 remembers his historic mission on the Moon

For many Americans, the first landing on the Moon serves as a historical memory – but far away. Current generations are learning about the event from the parents or a manual, but for the director of the flights, Gene Kranz, the mission is personal.

Kranz has been flight director for several NASA historical missions; including the first Apollo mission and the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

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The former head of NASA says that he is still fogged when he thinks of Apollo 11. But, although he remembers the mission itself with tenderness, he expressed his concern to Fox's Kristin Fisher that the United States did not go over the moon nearly 50 years later.

July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

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After Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 stepped on the Moon on July 20, 1969, 10 additional NASA astronauts followed in their footsteps as they walked on the lunar surface. The last human to set foot on the Moon is Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan on December 14, 1972.

The United States wants to bring American astronauts back to Earth's natural satellite by 2024.

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For a full Kranz interview with Kristin Fisher, do not miss the ANDQ 50th Anniversary Special, Apollo 11, on Saturday, July 20th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

James Rogers of Fox News contributed to this article.