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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Apollo 11 Lunar Message For Mankind- Reproduction
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Apollo 11 Lunar Message For Mankind- Reproduction
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Millions of people on Earth watched via television as a message for all mankind was delivered to the Mare Tranquilitatis (Sea of Tranquility) region of the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission, where it still remains today. This photograph is a reproduction of the commemorative plaque that was attached to the leg of the Lunar Module (LM), Eagle, engraved with the following words: ?Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July, 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all of mankind.? It bears the signatures of the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot along with the signature of the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in 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. The CM, ?Columbia?, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
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Millions of people on Earth watched via television as a message for all mankind was delivered to the Mare Tranquilitatis (Sea of Tranquility) region of the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission, where it still remains today. This photograph is a reproduction of the commemorative plaque that was attached to the leg of the Lunar Module (LM), Eagle, engraved with the following words: ?Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July, 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all of mankind.? It bears the signatures of the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot along with the signature of the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in 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. The CM, ?Columbia?, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
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Date of Image:
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1969-07-03
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1969-07-03
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Category:
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Saturn Apollo Program
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Saturn Apollo Program
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Apollo 11
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Commemorative Plaque
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Commemorative Plaque
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Message for Mankind
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Message for Mankind
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Sea of Tranquility
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Sea of Tranquility
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Reproduction
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Reproduction
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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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Richard M. Nixon
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Richard M. Nixon
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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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Columbia
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Columbia
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Florida
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Florida
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Saturn
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Saturn
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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 20, 1969
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July 20, 1969
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July 16, 1969
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July 16, 1969
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July, 1969
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July, 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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6903826
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NIX #:
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MSFC-6903826
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MSFC Negative Number:
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6903826
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6903826
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-6903826
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SPD-MARSH-6903826
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