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Moon by Neil A. Armstrong of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and United States of America
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Aldrin Looks Back at Tranqui
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Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base |
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Astronaut Edwin E."Buzz" Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP), beyond it is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3), in the center background is the United States flag, in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera, in the far right background is the Lunar Module "Eagle". Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. |
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07/20/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Apollo 11 Crew in Raft befor
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Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery |
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The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The fourth man in the life raft is a United States Navy underwater demolition team swimmer. All four men are wearing Biological Isolation Garments (BIG). The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia," with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. splashed down at 11:49 a.m. (CDT), July 24, 1969, about 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii and only 12 nautical miles from the USS Hornet. |
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07/24/1969 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses for photograph beside deployed U.S. flag |
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module "Eagle" is on the left. The footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera. |
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07.20.1969 |
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Flag of the U.S. deployed on
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Flag of the U.S. deployed on surface of the Moon |
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The flag of the United States, deployed on the surface of the Moon, dominates this photograph taken from inside the Lunar Module. The footprints of Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. stand out clearly. In the far background is the deployed black and white lunar surface television camera which televised the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity. |
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1969-07-20 |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin after
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin after deployment of EASEP on surface of moon |
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP), beyond it is the Laser Ranging RetroReflector (LR-3), in the center background is the United States flag, in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera, in the far right background is the Lunar Module. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. |
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1969-07-20 |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin deplo
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin deploying the EASEP on surface of moon |
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed deploying the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon. Here, he is deploying the Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP). Already deployed is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3), which can be seen to the left and further in the background. In the center background is the Lunar Module (LM). A flag of the United States is deployed near the LM. In the far left background is the deployed black and white lunar surface television camera. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with the 70mm lunar surface camera. |
| Date Taken |
1969-07-20 |
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses for photograph beside deployed U.S. flag |
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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module "Eagle" is on the left. The footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera. |
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1969-07-20 |
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Apollo 11 lunar surface pano
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Apollo 11 lunar surface panoramic views |
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These panoramic views of the lunar surface, photographed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) as it rested on the lunar surface, reveal the surface near where the LM touched down in the southeastern Sea of Tranquility as it looked before and after Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin participated in extravehicular activity (EVA). The United States flag is pictured in the bottom or "after" photo, with the black and white lunar surface television camera pictured at right of flag. Shadows of the LM are visible in the two panormaic views and a silhouette of part of a Reaction Control Subsystem thruster is seen in the bottom picture. Note the various footprints made by the two crewmen during their EVA period. |
| Date Taken |
1969-07-20 |
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