Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (Buzz), July 1969. Aldrin was the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. He set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), following mission commander Neil Armstrong.
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Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S. flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2. The Lunar Module "Falcon" is partially visible on the right. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) away. This photograph was taken by Astronaut James B. Irwin, Lunar Module pilot. August 1, 1971
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David R. Scott, Apollo 15 Commander, is seated in the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the first lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site, August 1, 1971.
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Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 commander, using a 70mm handheld Haselblad camera modified for lunar surface usage is photographed trying to snap a photo of his crewmate. He is also holding a core tube. The Lunar Module LM is in the far background. Image was taken during the second EVA EVA2 of the Apollo 12 mission. Original film magazine was labeled X,film type was SO-267 Plus-XX,high speed black and white thin base film,ASA 728 taken with an 60mm lens. Sun angle was low. Approximate camera tilt was Medium oblique and the direction of the camera tilt is Southwest. (1969)
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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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.
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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.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong blowing out candles on his birthday cake in the
Lunar Receiving Laboratory Crew Reception Area after the Apollo 11 mission, 1969.
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The crew of the Apollo 11 mission is seen dining in the Crew Reception Area of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory after the Apollo 11 mission. Left to right, are Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, 1969.
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Neil Armstrong photographed by Buzz Aldrin after the completion of the Lunar EVA on the Apollo 11 flight. July 20, 1969
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Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong prepares to put on his helmet with the assistance of a spacesuit technician during suiting operations in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) prior to the astronauts' departure to Launch Pad 39A. July 16, 1969.
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Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong is looking over flight plans while being assisted by a spacesuit technician during suiting operations in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) prior to the astronauts' departure to Launch Pad 39A. July 16, 1969.
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Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong undergoes communications systems final check before the boarding of the Apollo 11 mission, July 16, 1969.
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Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit, with his helmet on the table in front of him. Behind him is a large photograph of the lunar surface.July 1, 1969
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Apollo 11 Commander Neil A. Armstrong waves to well-wishers in the hallway of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building as he and Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. prepare to be transported to Launch Complex 39A for the first manned lunar landing mission.
July 16, 1969
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(May 1969) - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named these three astronauts as 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.
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The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, stands on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter M. Schirra Jr. (1968)
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(8 Nov. 1967) - High-angle view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned, Earth-orbital space mission being readied for launch. The huge 363-feet tall Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle was launch at 7:00:01 a.m. (EST), Nov. 9, 1967.
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(9 Nov. 1967) - The Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module, with flotation collar still attached, is hoisted aboard the USS Bennington, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned, Earth-orbital space mission. The Command Module splashed down at 3:37 p.m. (EST), Nov. 9, 1967, 934 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean. Note charred heat shield caused by extreme heat of reentry.
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(June 1966) - Prime crew for the first manned Apollo mission practice water egress procedures with full scale boilerplate model of their spacecraft. In the water at right is astronaut Edward H. White (foreground) and astronaut Roger B. Chaffee. In raft near the spacecraft is astronaut Virgil I. Grissom. NASA swimmers are in the water to assist in the practice session that took place at Ellington AFB, near the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston.
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(1966) - A stage of the uprated Saturn 1 launch vehicle unloaded from NASA barge Promise after arrival at Cape Kennedy. Launch vehicle for Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
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(August 1966) - The three crew members for the Apollo-Saturn 204 (AS-204) mission check out the couch installation on the Apollo Command Module (CM) at North American's Downey facility. Left to right in their pressurized space suits are astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II. Editor's Note: The three astronauts died in a fire on the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1967.
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(7-19 Dec. 1972) - Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA's sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission. The photograph was taken by astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Challenger" to explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "America" in lunar orbit.
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(20 July 1969) - Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM, the "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.
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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.
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