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Moon and Earth by Neil A. Armstrong of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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The Apollo 11 Prime Crew
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The Apollo 11 Prime Crew |
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Portrait of the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. From left to right they are: Commander, Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot, Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. On July 20th 1969 at 4:18 PM, EDT the Lunar Module "Eagle" landed in a region of the Moon called the Mare Tranquillitatis, also known as the Sea of Tranquillity. After securing his spacecraft, Armstrong radioed back to earth: "Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed". At 10:56 p.m. that same evening and witnessed by a worldwide television audience, Neil Armstrong stepped off the "Eagle's landing pad onto the lunar surface and said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." He became the first human to set foot upon the Moon. |
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05/01/1969 |
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Johnson Space Center |
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Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascen
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Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module |
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The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. This view is looking west with the earth rising above the lunar horizon. Astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command/Service Module in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon. The Lunar Module is approaching from below. The mare area in the background is Smyth's Sea. At right center is International Astronomical Union crater no. 189. |
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1969-07-21 |
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Artists concept of Apollo 11
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Artists concept of Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong on the moon |
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A Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation artist's concept depicting mankind's first walk on another celestianl body. Here, Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, is making his first step onto the surface of the moon. In the background is the Earth, some 240,000 miles away. Armstrong. They are continuing their postflight debriefings. The three astronauts will be released from quarantine on August 11, 1969. Donald K. Slayton (right), MSC Director of Flight Crew Operations, and Lloyd Reeder, training coordinator. |
| Date Taken |
1969-07-11 |
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STS-65 Earth observation wit
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STS-65 Earth observation with Moon in distance taken from Columbia, OV-102 |
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This photograph demonstrates the stark contrast between a dynamic Earth with its protective atmosphere and heavily cratered Moon with no atmosphere. The Sea of Tranquility, where Neil A. Armstrong first stepped onto the Moon 25 years ago, can been seen as the dark area roughly located at the center of the visible Moon. STS-65 crewmembers captured this view while aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102 during the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission. |
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1994-07-23 |
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