In addition, three wordless biographical sequences summarize the lives of Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins up to 1969 by means of family photographs and archive footage.

In May 2017, cooperation between Miller's production team, NASA, and the National Archives and Records Administration resulted in the discovery of unreleased 70 mm footage from the preparation, launch, mission control operations, recovery, and post flight activities of Apollo 11.

[10] The filmmakers used the facilities of Final Frame, a post-production firm in New York City, to make high-resolution digital scans of all reels depicting ground based activities that were available in the National Archives.

The seventeen-track album Apollo 11 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released worldwide by Milan Records for digital download on March 8, 2019, on CD on June 28, and on vinyl on July 19.

[19] The film was released on DVD, digital, Blu-ray, and a 4K Ultra HD two-disc set in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2019, by Dogwoof.

[21] The following weekend, the film gave up most of its IMAX venues to newcomer Captain Marvel, but played in a total of 405 traditional theaters, and made $1.3 million, finishing 10th at the box office.

[25] David Ehrlich of IndieWire complimented Miller's ability to make the Moon landing sequence in the film feel unique and thrilling, and stated that the clarity of the footage "takes your breath away".

[26] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the footage "quite spectacular", and, like a number of other critics, compared Apollo 11 to Damien Chazelle's 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic First Man.

[27] Glenn Kenny of The New York Times called the film "entirely awe-inspiring", and wrote, "Although we know how the mission turns out, the movie generates and maintains suspense.