Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Standing on the Moon
Explanation:
Pictured, the second person to walk on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. During this Apollo 11 [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon while Michael Collins circled in the Command Module above. The lunar team erected a plaque on the surface that reads: HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH, FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D., WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. The Apollo missions [ http://ees5-www.lan…] demonstrated that it is possible to land humans on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and return them safely.
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], Kennedy Space Center [ http://www.ksc.nasa…], Neil Armstrong
facet_who:
Buzz Aldrin
facet_who:
Michael Collins
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_when:
JULY 1969
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_what:
moon
facet_when_year:
1969
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UID:
SPD-APOD-ap950922

Standing on the Moon