| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
S69-31739 |
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| Date : |
05/01/1969
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Title
The Apollo 11 Prime Crew
Full Description
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. Aldrin Jr.
On July 20th 1969 at 4:18 PM, EDT the Lunar Module "Eagle" landed in a
region of the Moon called the Mare Tranquillitatis, also known as the
Sea of Tranquillity.
After securing his spacecraft, Armstrong radioed back to earth: "Houston,
Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed". At 10:56 p.m. that same
evening and witnessed by a worldwide television audience, Neil
Armstrong stepped off the "Eagle's landing pad onto the lunar surface
and said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind." He became the first human to set foot upon the Moon.
Keywords
Apollo 11 Crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins Mike Collins Eagle Columbia Sea of Tranquility Moon
Subject Category
Astronauts, Apollo 11,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S69-31739
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001164
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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.jpg |
90 |
62 |
14 |
Small |
.jpg |
640 |
442 |
222 |
Medium |
.jpg |
1500 |
1037 |
903 |
Large |
.jpg |
3000 |
2074 |
2,935 |
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