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SDASM.TITLE: Apollo 11 Moon Landing
SDASM.ADDITIONAL INFO: Postcard- Edwin E. Aldrin next to flag
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“To catch the solar wind – atomic particles from the Sun that constantly bombard the Earth and Moon – Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin unfurls a 30 cm (12 inch) wide 1.25 meter (4.5 foot) long strip of aluminum foil. The sheet trapped particles that were returned to Earth for study.”
[Text on the back of the postcard]
View of the front of the LM, excepting only the rendezvous radar and some other gear on the top. Mike Collins has begun a visual inspection of the Lunar Module, and is verifying that the landing gear is down and locked.
An evolution in the LM's design is also apparent. The RCS plume deflectors, mounted on the Descent Stage underneath each RCS quad, were added to prevent the thermal damage observed on the Apollo 9 LM. Compare this photograph with that of the Apollo 10 LM ( AS10-34-5085 ),
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/as10_34_5085.jpg
which was flown without plume deflectors.
Above per the ALSJ.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a11_h_44_6574...
A projection of the moon on the side of the Washington Monument for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The new lander makes for a superb display companion to the recently released Galaxy Explorer Lego set (#10497)
NASA
Apollo 11
AS11-36-5355
July 17, 1969
Photograph of Earth taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its translunar coast toward the moon.
NASA description:
Apollo 11 view of Earth - Most of Africa and portions of Europe and Asia can be seen in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its translunar coast toward the Moon. Apollo 11, with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, was already about 98,000 nautical miles from Earth when this picture was made.
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with "A Kodak Paper" watermarks on verso, numbered "NASA AS11-36-5355" in red in top margin.
.... When the world marks the 50th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon, it will be paying tribute to American ingenuity and what arguably is one of that country's finest moments. But it was one of Canada's proudest moments too, in part to 30 Canadian technicians and engineers working at NASA, including James Chamberlin & Owen Maynard.
Many Canadians are unaware that their countrymen working at NASA were instrumental in delivering the Apollo 11 astronauts to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 - and getting them safely back home to Earth. .... Ontario born, Owen Maynard (1924-2000) was one of Canada's top aircraft engineers before being hired by NASA in 1959. Maynard went on to head the Systems Engineering Division for the Apollo spacecraft program – effectively making him the chief engineer. He sketched early designs of the main Apollo command module and is credited as the person at NASA most responsible for the design of the lunar lander. He also served as Chief of the Mission Operations Division and was responsible for planning the sequence of missions that led to Apollo 11. .... British Columbia born, Jim Chamberlin (1915-1981) was a leading figure in aircraft design in Canada before moving to the U.S. in 1959 to work for NASA. He became head of engineering for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program for the United States, and project manager and chief designer for the Gemini spacecraft that preceded Apollo. He helped determine the type of spacecraft that would transport the Apollo 11 astronauts and was one of the first at NASA to recognize that flying directly to the moon wasn't the best option. Instead, Chamberlin favoured having a smaller landing module travel to lunar orbit attached to the main spacecraft, then descend to the moon's surface and later reconnect with the main spacecraft. This approach, known as lunar orbit rendezvous, became fundamental to the Apollo program ....
A full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket is projected onto the east face of the Washington Monument by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum 50 years to the day after astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin launched on Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. On Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, a special 17-minute show, “Apollo 50: Go for the Moon” will combine full-motion projection-mapping artwork on the monument and archival footage to recreate the launch of Apollo 11 and tell the story of the first moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
On the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, I have digitized some of the slides that my father shot while aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The Hornet was the aircraft carrier that recovered the Apollo 11 capsule and crew.
This is a scene from the Hornet hanger deck. The 3 Apollo 11 astronauts are being greeted by the president while they are in the Airstream isolation trailer
All right reserved. Copyright : Mitchell Jamieson - July 1969
This week in 1969, Apollo 11 launched. The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier: to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth.
An estimated 530 million people watched astronaut Neil Armstrong's televised image and heard his voice describe the event as he took "... one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" four days later.
This photo shows the Saturn V's second stage being lowered into place atop the first stage in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The Saturn V rocket was designed, managed and built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
For more fun throwbacks, check out Marshall's History Album by clicking here.
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Apollo 11 climbs skyward on a pillar of flame twice its length. A picture truly is worth a thousand words. A. M A. Z. I. N. G.
The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 11 (Spacecraft 107/Lunar Module 5/Saturn 506) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 9:32 a.m. (EDT), July 16, 1969. Onboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 is the United States first lunar landing mission. Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin will descend in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, while astronaut Collins remains with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
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spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...
The crowning achievement for the Saturn V rocket came when it launched Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to the Moon in July 1969. In this photograph, astronaut Aldrin takes his first step onto the surface of the moon.
Image credit: NASA
Nikon F3
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I thought I'd share my best moon shots in honor of the 50th anniversary of @NASA's crowning achievement. The placement of man on the moon with little more than the processing power of a pocket calculator will always be a testament to the tenacity of mankind and the willingness to push every boundary to achieve the unprecedented.
Title: The Invasion Of The Moon 1969 - The Story Of Apollo 11.
Author: Peter Ryan.
Publisher: Penguin Books.
Date: 1969.
Artist:
"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 (CSM) during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The Lunar Module (LM) was making its docking approach to the CSM. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while the other two crewmen explored the lunar surface. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, centered at 85 degrees east longitude and 2 degrees south latitude on the lunar surface (nearside). This view looks west. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon."
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...
Not unexpectedly, especially for a reissue, but disappointingly nonetheless, this otherwise gorgeous image...is reversed left-to-right. No excuse.
Per the ALSJ:
"Earth. Front of the LM. Adjusting LM roll. Mare Smythii beyond LM."
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-44-6642HR.jpg
Also, so so cool:
www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pics-of-eart...
Credit: The Planetary Society website
A visitor poses for a photo with NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik at the LEGO exhibit at the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary celebration on the National Mall, Friday, July 19, 2019 in Washington. Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon and launched on July 16, 1969 with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Author Charles Fishman speaks to maker and host of Savage Builds, Adam Savage, during the "National Symphony Orchestra Pops, Apollo 11: A 50th Anniversary, One Small Step, One Giant Leap" a program including musical acts, speakers, and images and video related to space, on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. NASA and the country are recognizing the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, in which astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin crewed the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Forty-five years ago today, the 363 foot tall Saturn V rocket launched the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts on board were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrine. Apollo 11 was the first lunar landing for the United States.
July 16, 1969 - Apollo 11
“The nine new astronaut trainees attend desert survival training school at Stead AFB, Reno, Nevada. The four day course included instructions on how to live off the land, shelter making, and how to utilize survival kit equipment. Emphasis was placed on the means and methods for living off the natural resources of the land.”
Note the crossed machetes thrust into the ground in front of the ‘tribe’.
Check out the punk-ass slacker with the goofy expression, standing, second from the right...probably a civilian. And he’s the only one not wearing the individually-fashioned field expedient head-gear. He at least looks to be in the act of putting it on.
Regardless, I'm sure he either washed out or was voted “off the island” by the rest of the tribe.
Oh...wait...never mind. 😉
And, that's about as wild, crazy, irreverent & undisciplined as I've ever seen John Young in any photo.
Finally, Borman appears to be “palming” Lovell’s head like a basketball.
An all-around delightful photograph.
From 'MASHABLE:
1960-1967: NASA survival training
"You can survive space, but the desert?"
by Alex Q. Arbuckle
At:
mashable.com/2016/12/11/nasa-survival-training/#r7M_gC.4lsq3
"Astronauts pose during desert training at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. Front row: Frank Borman; James A. Lovell; John W. Young; Charles Conrad; James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White. Back row: Ray Zedehar (Astronaut Training Officer); Thomas P. Stafford; Donald K. Slayton; Neil A. Armstrong and Elliot M. See."
Also:
history.nasa.gov/SP-350/ch-8-8.html
And:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Next_Nine_Desert_Survival...
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
A projection of the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket projected on the side of the Washington Monument for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Spectacular Earthrise from Apollo 11.
Also, so so cool:
www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pics-of-eart...
Credit: The Planetary Society website
Yes, the man who gave us "Incredible Cross-Sections" 20 years ago is still live and kicking. This illustration comes from 2011's "Into The Unknown." Nice to see he hasn't lost his touch, but whoever labeled an OPS oxygen bottle as a "radio" needs a good talking to.
1 patch; Apollo 11 crew patch; Flown to the moon by Neil Armstrong; LOAN from Armstrong FamilyImage of an object in the SDASM Curatorial Collection--Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
There are few eras in the history of human curiosity & discovery which parallel the space race of the 1960s. Daniel watched each & every mission in 'The Astronot' (bit.ly/AstroTease).
The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic voyage to the Moon and back on July 16-24, 1969. This mission culminated in the first human steps on another world.
The Command Module is on view in the Milestones of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong speaks during a lecture in honor of Apollo 11 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Guest speakers included Former NASA Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, NASA Mission Control creator and former NASA Johnson Space Center director Chris Kraft and the crew of Apollo 11. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Public Affairs Officer for Heliophysics Karen Fox interviews Apollo 10 astronaut General Thomas Stafford during “NASA’s Giant Leaps: Past and Future," a live television program on Friday, July 19, 2019 from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. NASA and the world are recognizing the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, in which astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin crewed the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Maker and host of Savage Builds, Adam Savage, dressed in a spacesuit, speaks to the audience after planting a U.S. flag on the stage during the "National Symphony Orchestra Pops, Apollo 11: A 50th Anniversary, One Small Step, One Giant Leap" a program including musical acts, speakers, and images and video related to space, on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. NASA and the country are recognizing the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, in which astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin crewed the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
