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Photographs of President Richard Nixon Greeting the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the USS Hornet

Photographs of President Richard Nixon Greeting the Apollo 11 Astronau...

Original caption: NASA/APOLLO. ABOARD THE USS HORNET - President Richard M. Nixon appears to be holding the Presidential Seal which is attached to the door of the Mobile Quarantine Facility during his greeting... More

Neil A. Armstrong NASA history collection

Neil A. Armstrong NASA history collection

Description (1958) Neil A. Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1955. He transferred to the NACA High-Speed Flight Stat... More

View of approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility

View of approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranq...

AS11-37-5437 (20 July 1969) --- The approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility is seen in this photograph taken from the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) in lunar orbit. When this picture w... More

View form Lunar Module of surface of the moon near where LM touched down

View form Lunar Module of surface of the moon near where LM touched do...

AS11-37-5458 (20 July 1969) --- This excellent view from the right-hand window of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) shows the surface of the moon in the vicinity of where the LM touched down. Numerous small rocks... More

Commemorative plaque, attached to the leg of the Lunar Module (LM), Eagle - Saturn Apollo Program

Commemorative plaque, attached to the leg of the Lunar Module (LM), Ea...

Millions of people on Earth watched via television as a message for all mankind was delivered to the Mare Tranquilitatis (Sea of Tranquility) region of the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission, where it s... More

Restored Moonwalk Footage Release

Restored Moonwalk Footage Release

A photograph from the 1960's showing Stan Lebar, former Westinghouse Electric program manager, holding two cameras used during the Apollo missions is seen on a large video monitor above panelists, including Sta... More

Installation the H-1 engines into the S-IB stage - Saturn Apollo Program

Installation the H-1 engines into the S-IB stage - Saturn Apollo Progr...

Workers at the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans, Louisiana install the H-1 engines into the S-IB stage, the Saturn IB launch vehicle's first stage. Developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center and bu... More

The Washington Monument is illuminated by a projection

The Washington Monument is illuminated by a projection

The Washington Monument is illuminated by a projection of a Saturn V rocket July 18, 2019, during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, in which man first walked on the moon. The U.S. ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in the Surface Systems Office in Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, talks with former NASA Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin during a demonstration of the Regolith Advanced Surface System Operations Robot, or RASSOR, at the automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, hazard field at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event was held to announce Moon Express Inc., of Moffett Field, California is selected to utilize Kennedy facilities for NASA's Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown, or Lunar CATALYST, initiative.     Moon Express is developing a lander with capabilities that will enable delivery of payloads to the surface of the moon, as well as new science and exploration missions of interest to  NASA and scientific and academic communities. Moon Express will base its activities at Kennedy and utilize the Morpheus ALHAT field and a hangar nearby for CATALYST testing. The Advanced Exploration Systems Division of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate manages Lunar CATALYST. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2014-4377

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in the Surface Systems Office in Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, talks with former NASA Apollo astronaut Buzz Al... More

NASA officials, (left to right) Charles W. Mathews; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Marned Space Flight; and Air Force Lt. General Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director celebrate the successful launch of Apollo 11 in the control room at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on July 16, 1969. Boosted by the Saturn V launch vehicle, the Apollo 11 mission with a crew of three: Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, made the first manned lunar landing. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. von Braun. n/a

NASA officials, (left to right) Charles W. Mathews; Dr. Wernher von Br...

NASA officials, (left to right) Charles W. Mathews; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Marned Space Flight; and Air Force Lt... More

Photograph of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Entering the 30' Altitude Chamber

Photograph of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Entering the 30' Altitude Chamber

This item is a Photograph of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Entering the 30' Altitude Chamber. Source Files on Project Gemini

PROJECT MERCURY SUMMARY CONFERENCE - NASA - HOUSTON, TX

PROJECT MERCURY SUMMARY CONFERENCE - NASA - HOUSTON, TX

In October 1963, the Project Mercury Summary Conference was held in the Houston, TX, Coliseum. This series of 44 photos is documentation of that conference. A view of the Houston, TX, Coliseum, and ... More

Moon Landing Commemorative Print

Moon Landing Commemorative Print

This lithographic print depicts President Richard Nixon using a telephone and the Apollo XI astronauts moon landing. Domestic Gifts Received by President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Patricia Nixon

Photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during Geological Training in the Quitman Mountain Area

Photograph of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during Geological Trainin...

Original caption: HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS. GEOLOGY TRAINING - These two Apollo 11 astronauts are photographed during a geological field trip to the Quitman Mountain area near the Fort Quitman ruins in far west ... More

Oval Office Telephone - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Oval Office Telephone - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograp...

This is the green office telephone used by President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office to speak to the Apollo XI astronauts after the Moon Landing. Domestic Gifts Received by President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Pa... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 12 pilot Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr., seated in the spacecraft, practice stowing cameras and other equipment he and command pilot James A. Lovell will take along on their upcoming four-day Earth orbital mission. Lovell and Aldrin examined the equipment in the "White Room" atop Launch Complex 19. During Gemini 12, Lovell and Aldrin plan to rendezvous and dock with an Agena target satellite and Aldrin will perform two spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-66P-0516

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Ge...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 12 pilot Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr., seated in the spacecraft, practice stowing cameras and other equipment he and command pilot James A.... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 12 command pilot James A.  Lovell, left, and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. wait for launch as technicians complete preparations of the spacecraft. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-66C-9225

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Ge...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 12 command pilot James A. Lovell, left, and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. wait for launch as technicians complete preparations of the space... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the crew for Gemini 12 arrives at Launch Complex 19. Command pilot James A. Lovell is followed by pilot Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. The signs on their backs note that this mission is the final flight of the Gemini Program. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-66C-9220

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, th...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the crew for Gemini 12 arrives at Launch Complex 19. Command pilot James A. Lovell is followed by pilot Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. The signs on ... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station skid strip, Dr. Kurt H. Debus, director of the Kennedy Space Center, greets returning Gemini 12 astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. following their four-day Earth orbital mission. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-66PC-0337

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station skid strip...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station skid strip, Dr. Kurt H. Debus, director of the Kennedy Space Center, greets returning Gemini 12 astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr... More

Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, NASA Gemini program

Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, NASA Gemini program

This is the official NASA portrait of astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin. Prior to joining NASA, Aldrin flew 66 combat missions in F-86s while on duty in Korea. At Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, he served as an a... More

Astronaut William Anders, NASA Gemini program

Astronaut William Anders, NASA Gemini program

This is the official NASA portrait of astronaut William Anders. Anders was commissioned in the air Force after graduation from the Naval Academy and served as a fighter pilot in all-weather interception squadro... More

Star Chart from Apollo 11 - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Star Chart from Apollo 11 - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

This item is a star chart used aboard Apollo 11. Project Files on the Early Apollo Surface Experiments Package (EASEP)

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

In this photograph, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins carries his coffee with him as he arrives at the flight crew training building of the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, one week before the nati... More

Apollo 11 crew members (L-R) Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins

Apollo 11 crew members (L-R) Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael...

Apollo 11 crew members (L-R) Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins were amused by a question posed during a closed circuit press conference the night before they began their historic first lunar lan... More

MANUFACTURING - APOLLO GENERAL, NASA Apollo program

MANUFACTURING - APOLLO GENERAL, NASA Apollo program

S69-19644 (4 Jan. 1969) --- Lunar Module (LM) 5 ascent stage in Final Assembly Area on overhead hoist being moved to dolly for roll-out inspection. LM-5 will be flown on the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Ph... More

Neil Armstrong On The Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

Neil Armstrong On The Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description (July 20, 1969) Apollo 11 astronauts trained on Earth to take individual photographs in succession in order to create a series of frames that could be assembled into panoramic images. This frame fro... More

Aerial View of Apollo 11 Saturn V on Transporter

Aerial View of Apollo 11 Saturn V on Transporter

(May 20, 1969) The Transporter nears the top of the five percent incline at Launch Complex 39A with the Apollo 11 Saturn V...Image # : 69P-0410

Apollo 11 Bootprint. NASA public domain image colelction.

Apollo 11 Bootprint. NASA public domain image colelction.

(July 20, 1969) 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...Image # : A... More

Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment

Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment

(July 20, 1969) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. In the right background is the Lunar Module "Eagle." ... More

President Nixon Meets the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Lawn of the White House

President Nixon Meets the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Lawn of the Whit...

Description: (November 5, 1969) 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 Good... More

Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apollo/Saturn V Space Vehicle

Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apollo/Saturn V Space Vehicle

(May 20, 1969) 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 even... More

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

(July 20, 1969) 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. Arm... More

Thousands of News Reporters Watch Apollo 11 Lift Off

Thousands of News Reporters Watch Apollo 11 Lift Off

Full Description: At the press site, thousands of news reporters from the world over watched, taking many pictures, as the Saturn V launch vehicle (AS-506) lifted off to start Apollo 11 on its historic mission ... More

An astronaut on the moon next to a flag. Moon landing lunar module eagle space travel.

An astronaut on the moon next to a flag. Moon landing lunar module eag...

A lunar landing landing on the moon / The moon is set to be the first to be built on the moon / Public domain space exploration photo.

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff

Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff from Launch Complex 39A today at the start of the historic lunar landing mission. The LCC is loca... More

Interior view of Mobile Quarantine Facility with Apollo 11 crewmembers

Interior view of Mobile Quarantine Facility with Apollo 11 crewmembers

Description (1969) Interior view of a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF), showing the Apollo 11 crewmen soon after they arrived at Ellington Air Force Base after a flight from Hawaii aboard a U.S. Air Force C141 ... More

Apollo 11 Astronauts Swarmed by Thousands In Mexico City Parade.

Apollo 11 Astronauts Swarmed by Thousands In Mexico City Parade.

Description (September 23, 1969) 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... More

Mission Accomplished, NASA Apollo program

Mission Accomplished, NASA Apollo program

Description (July 20, 1969) Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Module as it rests on the lunar surface after completion of his historic moonwalk...Image Credit: NASA.Image # as11-37-5528

Apollo 11 Liftoff Spectators. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Apollo 11 Liftoff Spectators. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ...

(July 16, 1969) Here are some of the thousands of persons who camped out on beaches and roads adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the Apollo 11 Liftoff...Image # : 69P-0623

President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet.

President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to...

WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2012) NASA File Photo - President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic A... More

Apollo 11 Mission Image - Earth view over Central and North America

Apollo 11 Mission Image - Earth view over Central and North America

Description: Earth view over Central and North America. Image taken during the transluner phase of the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled N; Film type: S0-368 Color; 250mm lens...Identifier: ... More

Apollo 11 Launch, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Launch, NASA Apollo program

(July 16, 1969) 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 Com... More

The Apollo 11 Prime Crew. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Apollo 11 Prime Crew. NASA public domain image colelction.

(May 1, 1969) Portrait of the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. From left to right they are: Commander, Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot, Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot, Edwin E... More

Apollo 11 Launch, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

Apollo 11 Launch, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

(July 16, 1969) The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight, the S-IC booster lifts the vehicle to a... More

An astronaut walking on the surface of the moon. Moon landing apollo 11 nasa, science technology.

An astronaut walking on the surface of the moon. Moon landing apollo 1...

Astronaut on the moon, apollo 11 / Astronaut walking on the moon / Public domain space exploration photo.

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun. NASA public domain image colelction.

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description: (July 20, 1969) Bright sunlight glints and long dark shadows dramatize this image of the lunar surface taken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the Moon. Pictured is the mi... More

Apollo 11: Onto a New World. NASA public domain image colelction.

Apollo 11: Onto a New World. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description: (July 20, 1969) A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969. This world was Earth's own Moon. Pictured above is Neil Armstrong preparing to take the historic first step. On the way dow... More

Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery

Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery

(July 24, 1969) 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... More

Saturn Apollo Program, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

Saturn Apollo Program, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

A close-up view of the Apollo 11 command service module ready to be mated with the spacecraft LEM adapter of the third stage. The towering 363-foot Saturn V was a multi-stage, multi-engine launch vehicle standi... More

Apollo 11 Launched Via the Saturn V Rocket-High Angle View

Apollo 11 Launched Via the Saturn V Rocket-High Angle View

Full Description: The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16... More

Apollo 11 Recovery Area, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Recovery Area, NASA Apollo program

(July 24, 1969) 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 s... More

A large rocket is being launched from the ground. Apollo 11 start rocket launch.

A large rocket is being launched from the ground. Apollo 11 start rock...

The apollo 11 saturn v rocket lifts off from the kennedy space center / The apollo 11 rocket lifts off from the kennedy space center / Public domain space exploration photo.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Prepares for Weightless Conditions

Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Prepares for Weightless Conditions

Description: In preparation of the nation's first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11 crew members underwent training to practice activities they would be performing during the mission. In this photograph, astrona... More

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

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 th... More

Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise

Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise

(April 21, 1969) 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. Astron... More

Apollo 11 Mission Official Relax After Apollo 11 Liftoff

Apollo 11 Mission Official Relax After Apollo 11 Liftoff

(July 16, 1969) Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administr... More

Apollo 11 Crew Conduct Checks in the Command Module

Apollo 11 Crew Conduct Checks in the Command Module

(June 10, 1969) The Apollo 11 crew conducting a crew compartment fit and functional check, of the equipment and storage locations, in their command module. Peering from the hatch are from left, Neil Armstrong, ... More

Spiro Agnew and Lyndon Johnson Watch the Apollo 11 Liftoff

Spiro Agnew and Lyndon Johnson Watch the Apollo 11 Liftoff

(July 16, 1969) Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon B. Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 am EDT on July 16, 1969. ..Image # : 107-KSC-69PC-379

Apollo 11 lunar sample, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 lunar sample, NASA Apollo program

ISS020-E-014193 (FOR RELEASE 21 JULY 2009) --- A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans? first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of E... More

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

(July 16, 1969) These three were among the thousands of persons who camped on beaches and roads adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the Apollo launch. An estimated one million persons visited the Spac... More

Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base

Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base

(July 20, 1969) 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 Pa... More

Apollo 11. NASA public domain image colelction.

Apollo 11. NASA public domain image colelction.

Launch- July 16, 1969 .Landing- July 24, 1969.Astronauts- Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins.Apollo 11 carried three astronauts to the moon with a mission of landing on the moon. Thi... More

PARADE - APOLLO 11 - HOUSTON, TX

PARADE - APOLLO 11 - HOUSTON, TX

Apollo 11 parade downtown Houston, TX, 08/16/1969. Astronauts Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong are in the cars with general public welcoming them home.

Portrait of Apollo 11 crewmembers

Portrait of Apollo 11 crewmembers

Description (May 1, 1969) The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission crew, pictured from left to right, Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.... More

Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon

(July 20, 1969) Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 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 t... More

Early moments of the Apollo 11 launch

Early moments of the Apollo 11 launch

Description: S69-39958 (16 JULY 1969) --- A 70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) camera, mounted in a pod on a cargo door of a U.S. Air Force EC-135N aircraft, photographed this event in th... More

Apollo 11 Launched Via Saturn V Rocket

Apollo 11 Launched Via Saturn V Rocket

Full Description: The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16,... More

Neil Armstrong On The Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

Neil Armstrong On The Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

(July 20, 1969) Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo ll mission commander, at the modular equipment storage assembly (MESA) of the Lunar Module "Eagle" on the historic first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the ... More

Apollo 11 Lunar Mission Rollout

Apollo 11 Lunar Mission Rollout

Description Aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle, the Apollo 11 mission launched from The Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The space vehicle is shown her... More

Apollo 11 LM Interior, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 LM Interior, NASA Apollo program

(July 20, 1969) 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... More

Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama

Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama

Description On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first to walk on the Moon. This panorama of their landing site sweeps across the magnificent desolation of th... More

Gold Olive Branch Left on the Moon by Neil Armstrong

Gold Olive Branch Left on the Moon by Neil Armstrong

(July 20, 1969) This is the gold replica of an olive branch, the traditional symbol of peace, left on the Moon's surface by Apollo 11 crewmembers. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, placed the small replic... More

Apollo 11 Launch, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Launch, NASA Apollo program

(July 16, 1969) The American flag heralds the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission. The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E... More

Apollo 11 Mission Image - Earth view over Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East

Apollo 11 Mission Image - Earth view over Africa, the Mediterranean an...

Description: Earth view over Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. This image was taken from a distance of more than 100,00 nautical miles, approximately 25 hours after launch during the transluner pha... More

President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts

President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts

(July 24, 1969) 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 th... More

Nixon Telephones Armstrong on the Moon

Nixon Telephones Armstrong on the Moon

(July 20, 1969) 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 histo... More

Apollo Director Phillips Monitors Apollo 11 Pre-Launch Activities

Apollo Director Phillips Monitors Apollo 11 Pre-Launch Activities

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 ... More

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of moon limb with Earth on the horizon, Mare Smythii Region

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of moon limb with Earth on the horizon,...

Description: View of Moon limb with Earth on the horizon,Mare Smythii Region. Earth rise. This image was taken before separation of the LM and the Command Module during Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine... More

Apollo 11 lunar sample, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 lunar sample, NASA Apollo program

ISS020-E-14200 (FOR RELEASE 21 JULY 2009) --- A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans? first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of E... More

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Launch Spectators, NASA Apollo program

Full Description: This is a view of a roadway near the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), shortly before dawn, where spectators from all over the world jammed into KSC to watch the liftoff of Apollo 11, the first... More

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Moon, Smyth's Sea/Crater 189

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Moon, Smyth's Sea/Crater 189

Description: View of Moon, Smyth's Sea/Crater 189. Crater 189 is officially named Babcock. Earth is visible in the distance as it appears from behind the moon. This image is part of a west looking high oblique ... More

Chicago Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts

Chicago Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts

(August 13, 1969) The City of Chicago welcomes the three Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr...Image # : 69-H-1426

New York City Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts

New York City Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts

(August 13, 1969) New York City welcomes the three Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr., in a showering of ticker tape down Broadway and Park Avenue, in a parade termed... More

Splashdown Celebration, NASA Apollo program

Splashdown Celebration, NASA Apollo program

(July 24, 1969) Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC), Building 30, Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), showing the flight controllers celebrating the splash... More

Apollo 11 Launch, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

Apollo 11 Launch, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images

(July 16, 1969) 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,... More

An astronaut walking on the moon next to a flag. Moon landing buzz aldrin america.

An astronaut walking on the moon next to a flag. Moon landing buzz ald...

Astronaut standing next to the american flag on the moon / Astronaut stands next to the flag on the moon / Public domain space exploration photo.

Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commander Neil Armstrong (front) and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin (rear) practice lunar surface mobility at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston Armstrong has a camera attached to the chest area of the space suit. This method of attaching the camera is under study. The astronauts are in pressurized space suits Photo credit - NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Apollo 11 Spacecraft Commander Neil Armstrong (front) and Lunar Module...

Accession box no. PR 13 CN 1977:003 Public domain photograph of Apollo spacecraft command module, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. George Mueller Follows the Progress of the Apollo 11 Mission

Dr. George Mueller Follows the Progress of the Apollo 11 Mission

(July 16, 1969) Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, NASA, follows the progress of the Apollo 11 mission. This photo was taken on July 16, 1969 in the Launch Control Center at... More

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of moon limb with Earth on the horizon, Mare Smythii Region

Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of moon limb with Earth on the horizon,...

Description: View of Moon limb with Earth on the horizon, Mare Smythii Region. Earth rise. This image was taken before separation of the LM and the Command Module during Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazin... More

Apollo 11 Astronauts Visiting the Pope

Apollo 11 Astronauts Visiting the Pope

Description (October 16, 1969) 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 Cathe... More

APOLLO XI CREW - PORTRAIT, NASA Apollo program

APOLLO XI CREW - PORTRAIT, NASA Apollo program

S69-31739 (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... More

Apollo 11 Welcome, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Welcome, NASA Apollo program

Description (August 13, 1969) New York City welcomes the Apollo 11 crew in a ticker tape parade down Broadway and Park Avenue. Pictured in the lead car, from the right, are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael... More

Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module

Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module

Description (July 21, 1969) The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. This v... More

Apollo 11 Preparations, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 11 Preparations, NASA Apollo program

(April 11, 1969) The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module (CSM) are being mated to the Saturn V Lunar Module Adapter...Image # : 69P-0247

Beginning the Mission, NASA Apollo program

Beginning the Mission, NASA Apollo program

Description (July 16, 1969) The Apollo 11 crew leaves Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the pre-launch countdown. Mission commander Neil Armstrong, command module pilot Michael... More

President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine

President Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine

(July 24, 1969) 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 mis... More

Mission Control Celebrates After Conclusion of Apollo 11

Mission Control Celebrates After Conclusion of Apollo 11

(July 24, 1969) Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, Building 30, Manned Spacecraft Center, showing the flight controllers celebrating the successful conclusion of ... More

Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission

Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission

Description: Closeup view as the 363 ft tall Apollo 11 space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 9:37 a.m., July 16, 1969. Apollo 11 is the United Sates first lunar landi... More

PARADE - APOLLO 11 - HOUSTON, TX

PARADE - APOLLO 11 - HOUSTON, TX

Apollo 11 parade downtown Houston, TX, 08/16/1969. Public domain photograph of Apollo Moon Program, space race, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Module.

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Mo...

WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2012) NASA File Photo - Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Module as it rests on the lunar surface after completion of his historic moonwalk, July 20, 1969. ... More

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