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Title
Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin Closeup
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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"Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin Closeup"
NASA ID: as11-40-5903
Date Created: 1969-07-20
AS11-40-5903 (20 July 1969) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., 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. 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.
"NASA's Apollo Program (1961-1972) remains the pinnacle of human exploration. Through the efforts of engineering and scientific teams and courageous astronaut crews, and the dedication of the American public, the accomplishments of the thirteen-flight Apollo program, nine of which traveled to the moon, advanced human knowledge and stirred our collective imagination. Aside from the cold war objective of "beating the Soviet Union to the Moon," the lunar samples and mission data that were returned directly helped answer the fundamental question of why Earth has a moon. The Apollo Program also inspired a generation of Americans, scarred by war and internal conflict, to choose careers in science, engineering, and technology to support future space exploration."
-- Paul Schenk
Image enhanced/cropped by Eric Glaser
Image and Text Credit: NASA
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