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
The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Apr...
The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972 after an 11-day moon exploration mission. The 3-man crew is shown here aboard the rescue ship, USS Horton. From left to right ar... More
Apollo Launch Escape System in Wind Tunnel
(1963) A technician mounts a model of the Apollo Launch Escape System (LES) in the Unitary Wind Tunnel at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. The LES was a tower like structure consisting ... More
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape...
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape rocket. Apollo FS-2 in 9 x 7 ft. SupersonicWind Tunnel.
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape...
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape rocket. Apollo FS-2 in 9 x 7 ft. SupersonicWind Tunnel.
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape...
Side view of assembled command module, tower with flap & launch-escape rocket. Apollo FS-2 in 9 x 7 ft. SupersonicWind Tunnel.
Preparation tests for the Apollo Command Module
Preparations for dynamic stability tests of the Apollo Command Module and its launch escape system are observed by NASA engineer Bobby W. Sanders at Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio. A scale model of the ... More
GEMINI SPACECRAFT - ARTIST CONCEPT, NASA Gemini program
S64-12007 (1964) --- Artist concept of Gemini spacecraft and Command Module with two astronauts seated at the controls.
Photograph of the Apollo 12 Lunar Module Descending Towards the Lunar ...
Original caption: MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. APOLLO 12 LM DESCENT STAGE - The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, after separation from the Command and Service Modules, descends toward the lunar surface, wh... More
Photographs of Donald K. Slayton, James A. Lovell, Thomas K. Mattingly...
Original caption: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - John L. Swigert, Jr., right, the Apollo 13 backup crewman being considered as command module pilot in place of Thomas K. Mattingly II because of the latter's expos... More
Photograph of a Member of the Apollo 8 Prime Crew Being Hoisted Up to ...
Original caption: MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. APOLLO 8 WATER EGRESS TRAINING - A member of the Apollo 8 prime crew is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in t... More
Photographs of the Luar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV), Piloted by As...
Original caption: MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. APOLLO 14 LLTV FLIGHT - A Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV), piloted by Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., begins a test flight at Ellington Air Forc... More
Command Module Heat Shield Installation
(April 17, 1966) High-angle view of S/C-012 Command Module, looking toward -Z axis, during preparation for installation of the Crew Compartment Heat Shield, showing mechanics working on Aft Bay...Image # : S66-41851
COMPRESSOR - UPRIGHTING SYSTEM - APOLLO MANUFACTURING - SPACECRAFT (S/...
S66-41852 (1966) --- Spacecraft 012 looking toward -Y axis during installation of heat shield. Note uprighting system compressor in aft bay, at right, and Reaction Control System (RCS) valve module panel, cente... More
SPACECRAFT (S/C)-012 - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION
S66-41851 (1966) --- High angle view of Spacecraft 012 Command Module, looking toward -Z axis, during preparation for installation of the crew compartment heat shield, showing mechanics working on aft bay.
APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) 202 - RECOVERY
A/S 202 Command Module (C/M) attached to flotation collar. RECOVERY AREA, CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO-SPACECRAFT (A/S) - NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (NA...
S66-53655 (1966) --- High angle view of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module looking toward +Z axis during pre-shipping operations in south air lock of Systems Integration and Checkout Facility.
ARTIST CONCEPT - APOLLO - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - MSC
Apollo CM, Mid-Course Correction. MSC, HOUSTON, TX CN/BW 12/01/1966 - 06/01/1966
ARTIST CONCEPT - APOLLO - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - MSC
Apollo CM, Mid-Course correction, SPS Mode. MSC, HOUSTON, TX CN/BW 12/01/1966 - 06/01/1966
ARTIST CONCEPT - APOLLO - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - MSC
Apollo CM, Transfer to Lunar Module (LM). MSC, HOUSTON, TX CN/BW 12/01/1966 - 06/01/1966
Apollo 1 Fire. NASA public domain image colelction.
(January 28, 1967) Officially designated Apollo/Saturn 204, but more commonly known as Apollo 1, this close-up view of the interior of the Command Module shows the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire ... More
Saturn V illustration - Saturn Apollo Program
This cutaway illustration shows the Apollo Spacecraft with callouts of the major components. The spacecraft consisted of the lunar module, the service module, the command module, and the launch escape system.
Saturn Apollo Program - Lunar Module (LM) configuration
This illustration is the Lunar Module (LM) configuration. The LM was a two part spacecraft. Its lower or descent stage had the landing gear, engines, and fuel needed for the landing. When the LM blasted off the... More
COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 012 C/M - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) ...
S67-15717 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module is moved from H-134 to east stokes for mating to the Saturn Lunar Module Adapter No. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. S/C 012 wi... More
COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO - INTERIOR - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 101 - PANEL - CO...
S67-23078 (27 Jan. 1967) --- Three astronauts (later to be named the Apollo 9 prime crew) in Apollo spacecraft 101 Command module during Apollo crew compartment fit and function test. Left to right are astronau... More
COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) MISSION 204 - SPACECRAFT (S...
Closeup view of the interior of Apollo S/C 012 C/M, Pad 34, showing the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the Prime Crew of the A/S 204 Mission. CAPE KENNEDY, FL ... More
COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) MISSION 204 - SPACECRAFT (S...
S67-21294 (28 Jan. 1967) --- Close-up view of the interior of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module at Pad 34 showing the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew of the Apollo/S... More
Saturn V - in inches and meters by the Boeing Company
The Saturn V configuration is shown in inches and meters as illustrated by the Boeing Company. The Saturn V vehicle consisted of three stages: the S-IC (first) stage powered by five F-1 engines, the S-II (secon... More
U.S.S. Bennington during recovery operations for Apollo 4
U.S.S. Bennington comes alongside the floating Apollo spacecraft 017 Command Module during recovery operations in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The Command Module splashed down at 3:37 p.m., November 9, 1967, 934 naut... More
Recovery - Apollo Spacecraft (S/C)-017
S67-49423 (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)... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S67-49447 (9 Nov. 1967) --- Close-up view of the charred heat shield of the Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module aboard the USS Bennington. The damage was caused by the extreme heat of reentry. The carrier Benn... More
Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module readied for mating with Service M...
S68-17301 (6 Dec. 1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted into position for mating with Service Module in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Spacecraft 020 will ... More
Art Concept - Apollo VIII - Command Module (CM) - Re-Entry Orientation
S68-55292 (August 1968) --- A North American Rockwell Corporation artist's concept depicting the Apollo Command Module (CM), oriented in a blunt-end-forward attitude, re-entering Earth's atmosphere after return... More
S68-56217, NASA Apollo program. NASA public domain image colelction.
RECOVERY - APOLLO 8 Recovery and inspection of the Apollo 8 Command Module (CM)-103 spacecraft.
Apollo 8 Recovery, NASA Moon program
(December 27, 1968) A team of U.S. Navy underwater demolition swimmers prepares the Apollo 8 command module for being hoisted aboard the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, prime recovery vessel for the initial manned lun... More
S68-56310, NASA Moon program. NASA public domain image colelction.
RECOVERY - APOLLO 8 - USS YORKTOWN Recovery activities of the Apollo 8 Crew and Command Module (CM)-103 Spacecraft inspection onboard the USS Yorktown. USS YORKTOWN
Closeup view of docking system of the Apollo spacecraft
S68-50869 (1968) --- An engineering set up illustrating the docking system of the Apollo spacecraft. During docking maneuvers the docking probe on the Command Module engages the cone-shaped drogue of the Lunar ... More
Saturn V command module - Apollo Program
This is a cutaway illustration of the Saturn V command module (CM) configuration. The CM was crammed with some of the most complex equipment ever sent into space at the time. The three astronaut couches were su... More
Waving Apollo 8 Astronauts Leaving Recovery Helicopter
Full Description: (December 27, 1968) Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968, carrying a three man crew consisting of astronauts Frank Borman, commander; ... More
S68-56309, NASA Moon program. NASA public domain image colelction.
RECOVERY - APOLLO 8 - USS YORKTOWN Recovery activities of the Apollo 8 Crew and Command Module (CM)-103 Spacecraft inspection onboard the USS Yorktown. USS YORKTOWN
Closeup view of docking system of the Apollo spacecraft
S68-50870 (1968) --- An engineering set up illustrating the probe portion of the docking system of the Apollo spacecraft. During docking maneuvers the docking probe on the Command Module (CM) engages the cone s... More
INFLIGHT - APOLLO 9 (CREW ACTIVITIES)
S69-26698 (March 1969) --- A photograph from a live television transmission from Apollo 9. This view shows the interior of the Lunar Module "Spider." Astronaut James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, is in right... More
AS07-04-1581 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Command Module window
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module window. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368... More
AS07-03-1557 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Command Module window
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, Vies of Command Module window. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368,Ektachrome; Filter: None. Fl... More
AS07-04-1580 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Command Module window
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, Command Module window. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-36... More
AS07-04-1605 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Unfocused view of Command ...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, Unfocused view of Command Module window frame and Earth. High oblique. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens... More
Recovery of Apollo 6 unmmaned spacecraft
S68-26989 (4 April 1968) --- The Apollo 6 Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Okinawa.
AS07-03-1516 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission image, Command Module windo...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module window. Original Film Magazine was labeled M. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368... More
AS07-04-1584 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot, R. Wal...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Lunar Module Pilot, R. Walter Cunningham working inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; ... More
AS07-04-1558 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Apollo Commander Walter Sh...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, Commander Walter Schirra Jr. inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F... More
AS07-03-1547 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Saturn IVB booster and hig...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, View out Command Module window at high altitude clouds and the expended Saturn IVB stage photographed during transposition and docking maneuvers.... More
AS07-03-1515 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission image, Command Module windo...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module window. Original Film Magazine was labeled M. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368... More
AS07-04-1597 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot Walter ...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss ... More
AS07-04-1559 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Lunar Module Pilot Walter ...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Lunar Module Pilot Walter Cunningham works inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Z... More
AS07-04-1582 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Apollo Commander Walter Sc...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Apollo Commander Walter Schirra,Jr. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type:... More
AS07-04-1596 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Apollo Commander Walter Sc...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Apollo Commander Walter Schirra Jr. inside Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar... More
AS07-04-1601 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Spacecraft Interior
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, Spacecraft Interior, Command Module and window. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80m... More
AS07-03-1514 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission image, Command Module windo...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module window, glare. Original Film Magazine was labeled M. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak... More
AS07-04-1583 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Command Module Pilot Donn ...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Pl... More
AS07-04-1602 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Window of Spacecraft
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Spacecraft Interior, Command Module and window. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80m... More
AS07-04-1600 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Command Module Pilot Donn ...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele smiles at the camera, inside the Command Module. Original film magazine was labeled N. Camera Data: Hasselblad... More
AS07-03-1517 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission image, Command Module windo...
The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Command Module window. Original Film Magazine was labeled M. Camera Data: Hasselblad 500-C; Lens: Zeiss Planar,F/2.8,80mm; Film Type: Kodak SO-368... More
RECOVERY - APOLLO VI, NASA Apollo program
S68-27884 (4 April 1968) --- A U. S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module (CM) for hoisting aboard the USS Okinawa. The USS Okinawa was the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 6 (S... More
Astronaut John Young ingresses Apollo spacecraft command module in tra...
S68-40875 (5 July 1968) --- Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 7 backup command module pilot, ingresses Apollo Spacecraft 101 Command Module during simulated altitude runs at the Kennedy Space Center's Pad 34.
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
ARTIST CONCEPTS - APOLLO 7, Apollo command module
S68-41156 (August 1968) --- North American Rockwell Corporation artist's concept depicting the Apollo Command Module, oriented in a blunt and forward attitude, reentering Earth's atmosphere after returning from... More
Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
S68-42197 (5 Aug. 1968) --- 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)... More
The Apollo 8 Crew: James Lovell, William Anders, and Frank Borman
The Apollo 8 Crew included (L to R) James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot; and Frank Borman, Commander. The first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V an... More
Apollo 7 Mission,Lunar Module Pilot, R. Walter Cunningham
AS07-04-1584 (11-22 Oct. 1968) --- Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 7 mission.
Navy frogmen attach flotation collar to Apollo 7 command module
U.S. Navy frogmen attach a flotation collar to the Apollo 7 command module during recovery operations in the Atlantic. The Apollo 7 spacecraft splashed down at 7:11 a.m., October 22, 1968, approximately 200 nau... More
Apollo 10 astronauts in space suits in front of Command Module
S68-42906 (13 Nov. 1968) --- NASA has named these three astronauts as the prime crew of the Apollo 10 space mission. Left to right are Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot; John W. Young, command module pilot; ... More
Apollo 8 Crew (L to R) Frank Borman, William Anders, and James Lovell
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 ... More
Apollo 8 crew members, NASA Moon program
Apollo 8 crew members paused before the mission simulator during training for the first manned lunar orbital mission. Frank Borman, commander; James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; and William Anders, Lunar... More
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, in the Apollo 8 mission countdown d...
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) pilot, is suited up for the Apollo 8 mission countdown demonstration test. The first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apol... More
Apollo 8 - Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center
This photograph depicts a busy Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo 8 mission launch activities. Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission. Liftoff occurred on December ... More
Apollo 8 Astronaut and commander Frank Borman
Apollo 8 Astronaut and commander Frank Borman leads the way as he and James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; and William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot head out to the launch pad for the historical first man... More
The first manned Apollo mission - Apollo 8 - Saturn Apollo Program
Apollo 8 Astronauts William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilot; James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Frank Borman, commander, transfer to the astronaut van for the trip to the launch pad. The first manned ... More
Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders
Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) pilot of the first manned Saturn V space flight into Lunar orbit, accepted a phone call from the U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson prior to launch. Anders, al... More
Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders
Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) pilot, adjusts his helmet as he suits up for the Apollo 8 mission. The first manned Apollo mission launched aboard the Saturn V and first manned Apollo craft... More
Apollo 8 Astronaut Frank Borman
Apollo 8 Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first manned Saturn V space flight into Lunar orbit, accepted a phone call from the U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson prior to launch. Borman, along with astrona... More
Apollo 8 crew members Frank Borman, commander; James Lovell, Command M...
Pictured (left to right) are Apollo 8 crew members Frank Borman, commander; James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot; and William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) pilot, having breakfast on the day of launch. The thre... More
Apollo 8 Astronaut James Lovell
Apollo 8 Astronaut James Lovell, Command Module (CM) pilot of the first manned Saturn V space flight into Lunar orbit, accepted a phone call from the U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson prior to launch. Lovell, al... More
Apollo 8 astronauts and commanding officer of the recovery ship U.S.S....
Apollo 8 astronauts and commanding officer of the recovery ship U.S.S. Yorktown walk the red carpet of the flight deck after splashdown recovery in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar o... More
Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission
Apollo 8 served as the first manned lunar orbit mission. Liftoff occurred on December 21, 1968, carrying a three man crew consisting of astronauts Frank Borman, commander; William Anders, Lunar Module (LM) Pilo... More
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
Gumdrop Meets Spider, NASA Apollo program
(March 6, 1969) Apollo 9 Command/Service Modules (CSM) nicknamed "Gumdrop" and Lunar Module (LM), nicknamed "Spider" are shown docked together as Command Module pilot David R. Scott stands in the open hatch. As... More
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
Photo - Apollo/Saturn (A/S)-11 - Water w/Helo Hovering Overhead
S69-27919 (13 March 1969) --- Immediately after splashdown a recovery helicopter from the USS Guadalcanal hovers over the Apollo 9 spacecraft. Still inside the Command Module (CM) are astronauts James A. McDivi... More
Apollo 9 Splashdown. NASA public domain image colelction.
(March 13, 1969) The Apollo 9 Command Module "Gumdrop", with astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart aboard, splashes down in the Atlantic recovery area to conclude a successful... More
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
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 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
Apollo 12 three-man crew - Saturn Apollo Program
The Apollo 12 three-man crew pictured left to right are: Astronauts Charles Conrad, Spacecraft Commander; Richard F. Gordon, pilot of the Command Module `Yankee Clipper'; and Alan L. Bean, pilot of the Lunar Mo... More
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
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
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,...
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 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 Capsule/Lunar Lander: The goal of Project Apollo was to land m...
Apollo Capsule/Lunar Lander: The goal of Project Apollo was to land man on the moon and return them safely to the Earth. The Apollo spacecraft consisted of a command module serving as the crew’s quarters and ... More
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 26, 1969) A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft, as the Command Module "Charlie Brown" floats in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team ... More