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Partially Restored Video: Ev …
To commemorate the 40th anni …
2009
Description To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the July 20 moonwalk. The source material for the restoration project is the best of the available broadcast-format video. Lowry Digital, Burbank, Calif., is significantly enhancing the video using the company_s proprietary software technology and other restoration techniques. The video is part of a larger restoration project that will be completed in September and provide a newly restored high definition video of the entire Apollo 11 moonwalk. The completed restoration will provide the public with the highest quality video of this historic event.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: Ne …
To commemorate the 40th anni …
2009
Description To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the July 20 moonwalk. The source material for the restoration project is the best of the available broadcast-format video. Lowry Digital, Burbank, Calif., is significantly enhancing the video using the company_s proprietary software technology and other restoration techniques. The video is part of a larger restoration project that will be completed in September and provide a newly restored high definition video of the entire Apollo 11 moonwalk. The completed restoration will provide the public with the highest quality video of this historic event.
Date 2009
Apollo -- July 1969
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Al …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph.
Date 7/16/08
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar …
8/1/08
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 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Date 8/1/08
Restoration Comparison: Astr …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of astronauts storing rock samples into the LM.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Neil …
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2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Neil Armstrong's television panorama.
Date 2009
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2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of the astronauts talking with President Nixon
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: As …
Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of astronauts storing rock samples into the LM.
Date 2009
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Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of Neil Armstrong climbing the ladder after the three hour EVA.
Date 2009
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Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong unveil the commemorative plaque.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: Ne …
Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of Neil Armstrong's television panorama.
Date 2009
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2009
Description Partially restored video of Raising the American Flag.
Date 2009
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Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of the astronauts talking with President Nixon.
Date 2009
Apollo 11 Launch
On 16 July 1969, American as …
1/1/94
Description On 16 July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Cmdr. Armstrong and pilot Aldrin landed the spacecraft, Eagle, on the moon's Sea of Tranquillity. Apollo 11 booster stages were tested at Stennis Space Center.
Date 1/1/94
Restoration Comparison: Neil …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Neil Armstrong climbing the ladder after the three hour EVA.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Neil …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Neil Armstrong making his way to the lunar surface, by climbing down the lunar module ladder.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Buzz …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Buzz Aldrin follows Neil Armstrong down the lunar module ladder.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Buzz …
A side by sidy comparison of …
2009
Description A side by sidy comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong unveil the commemorative plaque.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Neil …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Neil Armstrong photographing Buzz Aldrin setting up a Solar Wind Collector.
Date 2009
Restoration Comparison: Neil …
A side by side comparison of …
2009
Description A side by side comparison of the original broadcast video and partially restored video of Raising the American Flag.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: As …
Never before seen video of a …
2009
Description Never before seen video of astronauts jettisoning backpacks. The broadcasting companies of the day stopped recording, due to the fact that the astronauts were inside the LM getting ready for take off. A NASA employee filmed this by aiming his 8mm camera at a monitor.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: Ne …
Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of Neil Armstrong making his way to the lunar surface, by climbing down the lunar module ladder.nar surface, by climbing down the lunar module ladder.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: Bu …
Partially restored video of …
2009
Description Partially restored video of Buzz Aldrin follows Neil Armstrong down the lunar module ladder.
Date 2009
Partially Restored Video: Ne …
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2009
Description Partially restored video of Neil Armstrong photographing Buzz Aldrin setting up a Solar Wind Collector.
Date 2009
girl scouts, poetry
Wow! Apollo 11 It must have …
12/16/08
Description Wow! Apollo 11 It must have been like heaven Walking on the moon Aubrey, age 8, Illinois Neil Armstrong took this photo of Edwin "Buzz" Armstrong walking on the moon.
Date 12/16/08
Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apo …
Title Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apollo/Saturn V Space Vehicle
Full Description NASA's Apollo 11 flight crew, Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot stand near the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle that would eventually carry them into space on July 16,1969.
Date 05/20/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 10 and 11 crews photo …
Title Apollo 10 and 11 crews photographed during Apollo 10 debriefing
Description The prime crew of the Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission and the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission are photographed during an Apollo 10 post-flight debriefing session. Clockwise, from left foreground, are Astronauts Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Apollo 11 lunar module pilot, Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 10 lunar module pilot, Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 commander, Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, and John W. Young, Apollo 10 command module pilot.
Date Taken 1969-06-03
Apollo 10 and 11 crews photo …
Title Apollo 10 and 11 crews photographed during Apollo 10 debriefing
Description The prime crew of the Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission and the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission are photographed during an Apollo 10 post-flight debriefing session. Clockwise, from left foreground, are Astronauts Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Apollo 11 lunar module pilot, Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 10 lunar module pilot, Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 commander, Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, and John W. Young, Apollo 10 command module pilot.
Date Taken 1969-06-03
Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Title Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Explanation A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo11.html ]. This world was Earth's own Moon [ http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/ ]. Pictured above is Neil Armstrong [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075179.htm ] preparing to take the historic first step [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ]. On the way down the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/LMordered.html ] ladder, Armstrong [ http://www.3d-interact.com/SpaceMuseum/armstrong.html ] released equipment which included the television camera that recorded this fuzzy image [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075288.htm ]. Pictures and voice transmissions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01106AA.WAV ] were broadcast live [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01108AA.WAV ] to an estimated world wide audience of one billion people. The Apollo Moon landings [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ ] have since been described as the greatest technological achievement [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960412.html ] the world has known.
APOLLO 11: The heroes Return
Title APOLLO 11: The heroes Return
Description The crew of APOLLO 11 return as heroes after their succesfull landing on the lunar surface. From the film documentary "APOLLO 11:'The Eagle Has Landed'", part of a documentary series on the APOLLO missions made in the early '70's and narrated by Burgess Meredith. APOLLO 11: First manned lunar landing and return to Earth with Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin. Landed in the Sea of Tranquilityon July 20, 1969, deployed TV camera and EASEP experiments, performed lunar surface EVA, returned lunar soil samples. Mission Duration 195 hrs 18 min 35sec
Date 01.23.1974
Apollo 11 Astronauts Swarmed …
Title Apollo 11 Astronauts Swarmed by Thousands In Mexico City Parade.
Full Description The Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins, wearing sombreros and ponchos, are swarmed by thousands in Mexico City as their motorcade is slowed by the enthusiastic crowd. The GIANTSTEP-APOLLO 11 Presidential Goodwill Tour emphasized the willingness of the United States to share its space knowledge. The tour carried the Apollo 11 astronauts and their wives to 24 countries and 27 cities in 45 days.
Date 09/23/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo Director Phillips Mon …
Name of Image Apollo Director Phillips Monitors Apollo 11 Pre-Launch Activities
Date of Image 1969-07-16
Full Description From the Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) control room, Apollo Program Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips monitors pre-launch activities for Apollo 11. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, launched from the 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. 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.
Apollo 11 bootprint
Title Apollo 11 bootprint
Full Description One of the first steps taken on the Moon, this is an image of Buzz Aldrin's bootprint from the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Date 7/20/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo 11 Astronauts Receive …
Title Apollo 11 Astronauts Receive a Papal Audience by Pope Paul VI
Full Description The Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and their wives receive a papal audience by Pope Paul VI in the Papal Library, St. Peters Cathedral at the Vatican. The GIANTSTEP-APOLLO 11 Presidential Goodwill Tour emphasized the willingness of the United States to share its space knowledge, and carried the Apollo 11 astronauts and their wives to 24 countries and 27 cities in 45 days.
Date 10/16/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo 11 Crew in Raft befor …
Title Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery
Full Description 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.
Date 07/24/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
President Nixon Meets the Ap …
Title President Nixon Meets the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Lawn of the White House
Full Description President Nixon meets the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin,Jr., and Michael Collins, on the lawn of the White House on their return from their Global Goodwill Tour. The GIANTSTEP-APOLLO 11 Presidential Goodwill Tour emphasized the willingness of the United States to share its space knowledge. The tour carried the Apollo 11 astronauts and their wives to 24 countries and 27 cities in 45 days.
Date 11/05/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
President Nixon visits Apoll …
Title President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine
Full Description 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: Lunar Module Sepa …
Title APOLLO 11: Lunar Module Separates for descent
Description Separation of the Lunar module for descent to the Lunar surface From the film documentary "APOLLO 11:'The eagle Has Landed'", part of a documentary series on the APOLLO missions made in the early '70's and narrated by Burgess Meredith. APOLLO 11: First manned lunar landing and return to Earth with Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin. Landed in the Sea of Tranquilityon July 20, 1969, deployed TV camera and EASEP experiments, performed lunar surface EVA, returned lunar soil samples. Mission Duration 195 hrs 18 min 35sec
Date 01.23.1974
Apollo 11 LM Interior
Title Apollo 11 LM Interior
Full Description This interior view of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module shows Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, during the lunar landing mission. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, prior to the moon landing.
Date 7/20/1969
NASA Center Headquarters
Apollo 11 Recovery Area
Title Apollo 11 Recovery Area
Full Description Pararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr., await helicopter pickup from their life raft. They splashed down at 12:50 pm EDT July 24, 1969, 900 miles southwest of Hawaii after asuccessful lunar landing mission.
Date 07/24/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
President Nixon and Dr. Pain …
Title President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts
Full Description President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, watch Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin Jr., walk from the recovery helicopter to the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The President later congratulated the astronauts by microphone, speaking through a window of the quarantine trailer. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. The extravehicular activity lasted more than two hours.
Date 07/24/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Photo Description Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin (left) and Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand discuss Dryden's work on an Orion fit-check crew module mockup.
Project Description Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was honored by the Lancaster JetHawks Class A California League baseball team during their annual Aerospace Appreciation Night on Aug. 25, 2007. Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to set foot on the moon in 1969. Prior to his appearance at the baseball game, Aldrin toured NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, and was brought up to date on several of the major aeronautics, science and space research projects under way at the center by former Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand, director of aerospace projects at NASA Dryden.
Photo Date August 25, 2007
APOLLO 11: Landing the Eagle …
Title APOLLO 11: Landing the Eagle - The Final Approach
Description APOLLO 11: Landing the Eagle - The Final Approach. The dramatic final 60 seconds before touchdown. From the film documentary "APOLLO 11:'The Eagle Has Landed'", part of a documentary series on the APOLLO missions made in the early '70's and narrated by Burgess Meredith. APOLLO 11: First manned lunar landing and return to Earth with Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin. Landed in the Sea of Tranquilityon July 20, 1969, deployed TV camera and EASEP experiments, performed lunar surface EVA, returned lunar soil samples. Mission Duration 195 hrs 18 min 35sec
Date 01.23.1974
Standing on the Moon
Title Standing on the Moon
Explanation Pictured, the second person to walk on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ]: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. During this Apollo 11 [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apollo-11.html ] mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon while Michael Collins circled in the Command Module above. The lunar team erected a plaque on the surface that reads: HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH, FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D., WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. The Apollo missions [ http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/APOLLO/ ] demonstrated that it is possible to land humans on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ] and return them safely.
Apollo 11 Crew During Traini …
Title Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise
Full Description Two members of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the Moon during a training exercise on April 22, 1969. Astronaut Buzz (Aldrin Jr. on left), lunar module pilot, uses a scoop and tongs to pick up a soil sample. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, holds a bag to receive the sample. In the background is a Lunar Module mockup.
Date 04/22/1969
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 11 Astronaut Collins …
Name of Image Apollo 11 Astronaut Collins Ready For Countdown Demonstration Test
Date of Image 1969-07-09
Full Description Apollo 11 crew member Michael Collins appears calm after suiting up activities for his participation in the countdown demonstration test aboard the Apollo 11 space craft along with astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing 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. 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.
Apollo 11 Astronauts Leave S …
Name of Image Apollo 11 Astronauts Leave Spacecraft After Countdown Demonstration Test
Date of Image 1969-07-15
Full Description Apollo 11 crew members (left to right) Michael Collins, Edwin Aldrin (foreground), and Neil Armstrong, wearing space suits, leave the Apollo 11 space craft after participation in the countdown demonstration test for the upcoming mission. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing 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 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.
Apollo 11 Astronauts Enroute …
Name of Image Apollo 11 Astronauts Enroute to Launchpad for Countdown Demonstration Test
Date of Image 1969-07-15
Full Description Apollo 11 crew members (rear to front) Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins, wearing space suits, ride the van to the launch pad to participate in the countdown demonstration test for the upcoming Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing 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. 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.
Reporters Interview Family o …
Name of Image Reporters Interview Family of Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong
Date of Image 1969-07-16
Full Description Newsmen talked with the wife and sons of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil A. Armstrong after the successful launch of Apollo 11 on its trajectory to the moon. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing 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. 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.
Apollo 11 5th Annivesary Com …
Name of Image Apollo 11 5th Annivesary Commemoration Plaque
Date of Image 1974-07-03
Full Description On July 3, 1974 NASA commemorated the 5th anniversary of the Apollo 11, first lunar landing mission, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Launch Pad 39, from which astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins first embarked on their historic journey to the Moon, was dedicated as a national landmark. Apollo 11 was launched at 9:32 am on July 16, 1969 and made the first successful lunar landing July 20th. During the 45 minute ceremony, the three Apollo 11 astronauts unveiled this plaque which was placed at the launch site. Other participating dignitaries included Dr. James Fletcher and Dr. George H. Low, NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator respectively, Florida Governor Rubin Askew, Senator frank E. Moss, Congressman Olin E. Teague, and Kurt Debus, KSC Director. Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via a Saturn V launch which was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun.
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