This image depicts the Apollo 16 mission astronauts John Young (right) and Charles Duke (left) in pressure suits during a final crew training on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building 4619. Developed by the MSFC, the LRV was the lightweight electric car designed to increase the range of mobility and productivity of astronauts on the lunar surface. It was used on the last three Apollo missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17.
Apollo 14 Crew Training
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Apollo 14 Crew Training
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Apollo 14 flight crew during lunar EVA training.
Date
12/8/1970
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 16 Astronauts Train f
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Apollo 16 Astronauts Train for Lunar Landing Mission
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Apollo 16 astronauts (left to right), Lunar Module Pilot Charles M. Duke, Commander John W. Young, and Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II during a training exercise in preparation for the Lunar Landing Mission.
Date
02/06/1972
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 1 crew in training
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Apollo 1 crew in training
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The prime crew of Apollo 1, Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, Edward H. White, II, and Roger B. Chaffee, during training in Florida. On January 27, 1967, the crew was killed when a fire erupted in their capsule during testing. Apollo 1 was originally designated AS- 204 but following the fire, the astronauts? widows requested that the mission be remembered as Apollo 1 and following missions would be numbered subsequent to the flight that never made it into space.
Date
01/1967
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
ASTP Training at Star City
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ASTP Training at Star City
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Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov (left) and astronaut Thomas P. Stafford take part in Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)joint crew training at the Cosmonaut Training Center (Star City) near Moscow. They are inside a Soviet Soyuz orbital module trainer. The two men were the commanders of their respective ASTP prime crews. ASTP was a cooperative space mission between the United States and the USSR. The goals of ASTP were to test the ability of American and Soviet spacecraft to rendezvous and dock in space and to open the doors to possible international rescue missions and future collaboration on manned spaceflights. The Soyuz and Apollo crafts launched from Baikonur and the Kennedy Space Center respectively, on July 15, 1975. The two spacecraft successfully completed the rendezvous and docking on July 17th. While the Soyuz craft returned to Earth on July 21st, the Apollo craft stayed in space another 3 days, landing on July 24th in the Pacific Ocean. ASTP was a success, as not only did crews accomplish the rendezvous and docking, but they also performed in-flight intervehicular crew transfers and various scientific experiments. ASTP proved to be significant step toward improving international cooperation in space during the Cold War.
Date
04/25/1975
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
Apollo 7 prime crew during w
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Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. In hatch of the Apollo egress trainer (command module) is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Sitting in life raft are Astronauts Walter Cunningham (on left) and Donn F. Eisele. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center swimmers assisted with the training exercise. The inflated bags were used to upright the trainer prior to egress.
Date Taken
1968-08-05
Apollo 13 EVA Walk-Through
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Apollo 13 EVA Walk-Through
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The two members of the Apollo 13 crew who will land on the Moon's Fra Mauro region in the lunar module this spring underwent a walk-through of the extravehicular activity timeline here today. Fred W. haise, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, tries out a motorized core sampler, right, while James A. Lovell, Jr., the Apollo 13 Commander, looks on at left.
Date
1/28/1970
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 8 Crew
Name of Image
Apollo 8 Crew
Date of Image
1968-11-21
Full Description
The Apollo 8 Crew (L to R) Frank Borman, commander, William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot, and James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot pose in front of the Apollo mission simulator during training. The three served as the crew for the first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apollo craft to enter lunar orbit. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968 with a safe return to Earth on December 27, 1968. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both far side and near side, obtaining information on topography and landmarks as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved.
Apollo desert survival train
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Apollo desert survival training
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Three astronauts participating in Apollo desert survival training in Washington state pose with Air Force Col. Chester Bohart (second from right). Standing from left to right are Charles M. Duke, Jr., Thomas K Mattingly, Col. Bohart, and John L. Swigert. Since the Mercury Program, astronauts have taken survival courses in case they are forced to land on a remote part of the Earth where they may need to do without human help for several weeks.
Date
08/14/1967
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
Apollo 16 astronauts in Apol
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Apollo 16 astronauts in Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator
Description
Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, participates in extravehicular activity (EVA) training in bldg 5 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). In the right background is Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. They are inside the Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator (31046), Mattingly (right foreground) and Duke (right backgroung) in the Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator for EVA simulation and training. Astronaut John W. Young, commander, can be seen in the left background (31047).
Date Taken
1972-03-14
Apollo 15 crewmen inside Apo
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Apollo 15 crewmen inside Apollo 15 Command Module during simulation
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Two Apollo 15 prime crewmen can be seen inside the Apollo 15 Command Module during simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, is in the background. Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, foreground, is the command module pilot (29951), Interior view of Apollo 15 Command Module showing the Apollo 15 crewmen participating in simulation training at KSC. Worden is in the center foreground. Scott can be seen in the left background. Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, is on the right (29952).
Date Taken
1971-03-26
Apollo 9 prime crew particip
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Apollo 9 prime crew participate in water egress training
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The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space mission participates in water egress training in a tank in bldg 260 at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Egressing the Apollo command module boilerplate is Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander. In life raft are Astronauts David R. Scott (background), command module pilot, and Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot.
Date Taken
1968-11-01
Apollo 13 astronauts partici
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Apollo 13 astronauts participate in walk-through of EVA timeline at KSC
Description
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission, participates in a walk-through of the extravehicular activity (EVA) timeline at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Here, Lovell, using mock-ups, traverses with the two subpackages of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar Module Pilot, is standing in the left background (29672), Haise participates in a walk-through of the EVA timeline at KSC. Here, Haise uses an Apollo Lunar Surface Drill to dig a three-meter heat flow probe hole (29673).
Date Taken
1970-01-28
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin under
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin undergoes zero-gravity training aboard KC-135
Description
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, undergoes zero-gravity training aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 jet aircraft from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Aldrin is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), the type of equipment which he will wear on the lunar surface.
Date Taken
1969-07-15
Apollo 15 crewmen riding lun
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Apollo 15 crewmen riding lunar roving vehicle simulator during geology trip
Description
Two Apollo 15 crewmen, riding a lunar roving vehicle simulator during geology training at the Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona. Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander, is seated in the background, and to Scott's right is Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. They have stopped at the rim of a 30-foot crater to look over the terrain. The simulator, called "Grover" was built by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Date Taken
1970-11-02
Apollo 17 crewmembers ride L
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Apollo 17 crewmembers ride Lunar Roving Vehicle during geological field trip
Description
Two members of the prime crew of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission ride in a Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer during lunar surface extravehicular activity simulation training in the Pancake Range area of south-central Nevada. They are Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan (foreground), commander, and Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt (on Cernan's right), lunar module pilot.
Date Taken
1972-09-06
Reduced Gravity Walking Simu
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Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator
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A test subject being suited up for studies on the Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator located in the hangar at Langley Research Center. The initial version of this simulator was located inside the hangar. Later a larger version would be located at the Lunar Landing Facility. This position meant that a person's legs experienced only one sixth of their weight, which was the equivalent of being on the lunar surface. The purpose of this simulator was to study the subject while walking, jumping or running. Researchers conducted studies of various factors such as fatigue limit, energy expenditure, and speed of locomotion.
Date
12/11/1963
NASA Center
Langley Research Center
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong
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Name of Image
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong Undergoes Communications Systems Final Check
Date of Image
1969-07-16
Full Description
Dunned in his space suit, mission commander Neil A. Armstrong does a final check of his communications system before before the boarding of the Apollo 11 mission. Launched via a Saturn V launch vehicle, the first manned lunar mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of astronauts Armstrong, Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) Pilot. Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin. Meanwhile, astronaut Collins piloted the CM in a parking orbit around the Moon. During a 2½ hour surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material which was returned to Earth for analysis. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
Apollo 11 Launch
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Apollo 11 Launch
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The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.
Date
7/16/1969
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
President Nixon visits Apoll
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President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine
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President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Already confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) are (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 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 U.S.S. Hornet. The three crew men will remain in the MQF until they arrive at the Manned Spacecraft Center's (MSC) Lunar Receiving Laboratory (LRL). While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Collins remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar-orbit.
Date
7/24/1969
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
Apollo 11 Launch
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Apollo 11 Launch
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The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight, the S-IC booster lifts the vehicle to an altitude of about 39 miles some 55 miles downrange. This photo was taken with a 70mm telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force EC-135N plane. Onboard are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Date
7/16/1969
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Name of Image
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Date of Image
1969-07-01
Full Description
The crowning achievement for the Saturn V rocket came when it launched Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to the Moon in July 1969. In this photograph, astronaut Aldrin takes his first step onto the surface of the Moon.
Portrait of Apollo 11 crewme
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Portrait of Apollo 11 crewmembers
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Portrait of the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Left to right are Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.
Date Taken
1969-05-01
Apollo 11 Launch
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Apollo 11 Launch
Full Description
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the swing arms move away and a plume of flame signals the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle and astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
Date
7/16/1969
NASA Center
Kennedy Space Center
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
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Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Full Description
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
Date
7/20/1969
NASA Center
Headquarters
Nixon Telephones Armstrong o
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Nixon Telephones Armstrong on the Moon
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Composite photo of President Richard M. Nixon as he telephoned "Tranquility Base" and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. The President: "... For one priceless moment in the history of man, all of the people on this Earth are truly one, one in their pride in what you have done and one in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth." Astronaut Armstrong: "...Thank You, Mr. President. It is a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States, but men of peaceable nations, men with an intrest and curiosity, and men with a vision for the future. It is an honor for us to be able to participate here today.
Date
01/01/1969
NASA Center
Headquarters
Lunar Roving Vehicle
Name of Image
Lunar Roving Vehicle
Date of Image
1972-04-01
Full Description
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was designed to transport astronauts and materials on the Moon. An LRV was used on each of the last three Apollo missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17, in 1971 and 1972, to permit the crew to travel several miles from the lunar landing site. This photograph was taken during the Apollo 16 mission.
Conrad Unfurls Flag
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Conrad Unfurls Flag
Full Description
Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the United States flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1), on November 19, 1969. Several footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
Date
11/19/1969
NASA Center
Johnson Space Center
Formner Astronaut Neil Armst
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Formner Astronaut Neil Armstrong at Apollo 11 Twentieth Aniversary Picnic
Description
Astronaut Neil Armstrong walking through the crowd at the Apollo 11 Twentieth Aniversary Picnic at the Gilruth Center. He is carrying a drink in his hand while talking to the crowd.
Date Taken
1989-07-24
Apollo 11 Astronauts In Mobi
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Apollo 11 Astronauts In Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF)
Date of Image
1969-07-24
Full Description
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched aboard the Marshall Space light Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida 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. The surface exploration was concluded in 2½ hours. Once the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth, the LM redocked with the CM for the crew?s return to Earth. Following splash down in the Pacific Ocean, Navy para-rescue men recovered the capsule housing the 3-man Apollo 11 crew. The crew was airlifted to safety aboard the U.S.S. Hornet recovery ship, where they were quartered in a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). Pictured (L-R) are astronauts Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin smiling through the window of the MQF.
Earth Rise as Seen From Luna
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Name of Image
Earth Rise as Seen From Lunar Surface
Date of Image
1969-07-20
Full Description
This incredible image of the Earth rise was taken during lunar orbit by the Apollo 11 mission crew in July of 1969. The first manned lunar mission, Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, Command Module pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot. Carrying astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the Lunar Module (LM) ?Eagle? was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. Astronaut Collins piloted the Command Module in a parking orbit around the Moon. The LM landed on the moon?s surface in the region known as Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility). The crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material which was returned to Earth for analysis. The surface exploration was concluded in 2½ hours. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. The Saturn V launch vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun.
Apollo 11 Launch Spectators
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Apollo 11 Launch Spectators
Date of Image
1969-07-16
Full Description
The early morning sun found hundreds of spectators on the beaches and roadways near the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) where they had camped the night before to witness history by watching the epic beginning of the journey of Apollo 11. The first manned lunar landing mission launched from KSC 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. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. 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.
Agnew and Johnson Watch Apol
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Name of Image
Agnew and Johnson Watch Apollo 11 Lift Off
Date of Image
1969-07-16
Full Description
Amidst a crowd of other onlookers, U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (right) and former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson watch the Saturn V vehicle roar skyward carrying the Apollo 11 manned spacecraft into the vast regions of space. On a trajectory to the Moon, the craft lifted off from launch pad 39 at Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) on July 16, 1969. The moon bound crew included astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The mission finalized with splashdown on July 24, 1969. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. The Saturn V was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Werher von Braun.
Apollo 11 crewmen dining in
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Apollo 11 crewmen dining in Crew Reception area of Lunar Receiving Lab
Description
The crewmen of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission are seen dining in the Crew Reception Area of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, bldg 37, Manned Spacecraft Center. Left to right, are Astronauts Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil A. Armstrong. They are continuing their postflight debriefings. The three astronauts will be released from quarantine on August 11, 1969.
Date Taken
1969-07-30
View of Mission Control duri
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View of Mission Control during joint U.S.-USSR ASTP mission
Description
An overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center during joint U.S.-USSR Apoll Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) docking in Earth orbit mission. The large television monitor shows an interior view of the Soyuz Orbital Module with Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (in front) visiting with Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov. Neil B. Hutchinson (right hand to chin) is the flight director for this shift.
Date Taken
1975-07-17
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