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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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First Apollo 11 Lunar Samples Arrive at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)
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First Apollo 11 Lunar Samples Arrive at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)
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The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, piloted by Michael Collins remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, named ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, landed on the Moon. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. This photograph was taken as the mission?s first loaded sample return container arrived at Ellington Air Force Base by air from the Pacific recovery area. The rock box was immediately taken to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas. Happily posing for the photograph with the rock container are (L-R) Richard S. Johnston (back), special assistant to the MSC Director; George M. Low, MSC Apollo Spacecraft Program manager; George S. Trimble (back), MSC Deputy Director; Lt. General Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director, Office of Manned Spaceflight at NASA headquarters; Eugene G. Edmonds, MSC Photographic Technology Laboratory; Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator; and Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, MSC Director.
Full_Description
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, piloted by Michael Collins remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, named ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, landed on the Moon. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. This photograph was taken as the mission?s first loaded sample return container arrived at Ellington Air Force Base by air from the Pacific recovery area. The rock box was immediately taken to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas. Happily posing for the photograph with the rock container are (L-R) Richard S. Johnston (back), special assistant to the MSC Director; George M. Low, MSC Apollo Spacecraft Program manager; George S. Trimble (back), MSC Deputy Director; Lt. General Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director, Office of Manned Spaceflight at NASA headquarters; Eugene G. Edmonds, MSC Photographic Technology Laboratory; Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator; and Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, MSC Director.
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Date of Image:
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1969-07-25
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1969-07-25
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Saturn Apollo Program
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Saturn Apollo Program
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Moon
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Phillips
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Gilruth
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Paine
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Apollo 11
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Manned Spacecraft Center
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Manned Spacecraft Center
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MSC
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Lunar
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Samples
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Johnston
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Low
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Trimble
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Edmonds
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Michael Collins
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Michael Collins
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Dr. Thomas O. Paine
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Dr. Thomas O. Paine
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Dr. Robert R. Gilruth
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Dr. Robert R. Gilruth
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Earth
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Earth
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Moon
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Moon
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Apollo 11
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Apollo 11
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Florida
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Florida
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Texas
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Texas
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NASA Headquarters
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NASA Headquarters
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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July 24, 1969
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July 24, 1969
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July 16, 1969
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July 16, 1969
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1969
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1969
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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6901510
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MSFC-6901510
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MSFC Negative Number:
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6901510
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6901510
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-6901510
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SPD-MARSH-6901510
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