| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
AS11-40-5875 |
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| Date : |
7/20/1969
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Title
Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon
Full Description
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 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.
Keywords
Buzz Aldrin flag Apollo 11
Subject Category
Astronauts, Apollo 11,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
AS11-40-5875
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2001-000012
Source Information
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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