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Buzz is jumping down to the top rung of the ladder and hasn't quite landed on it. He is gripping the handrail with both hands and, rather than walk down the ladder, he is hopping down. In a detail
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11det5866.jpg
we can see the feedwater controls on the righthand corner of the bottom of Buzz's PLSS. In a second detail [although NOT the same photo, despite URL content)
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11lbl5866LEC-Tether.jpg
the LEC strap and hooks are labeled along with the strap and hooks of the waist tether Buzz has just attched to the porch rail. In the full photo, the MESA is immediately beyond the lower rungs of the ladder. John Sarkissian has spotted the TV lens peeking out from under the MESA blanket in an enhanced detail.
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11EnhcDet5866TV.jpg
Compare with training photo S69-31060.
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11TVlblS69-31060.jpg
Vlad Pustynski notes that the bright boulder visible just above the MESA and just to the right of the inside edge of the north strut can also be seen in 5903.
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-40-5903HR.jpg
All above per the ALSJ.
And/or:
"Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, egresses the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" and begins to descend the steps of the LM ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon. This photograph was taken by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM "Eagle" to explore the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit."
At:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...
“NASA APOLLO 11 EXHIBIT VAN AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA -- The mobile exhibit van is scheduled for a tour of the nation’s 50 state capitals during 1970 and early 1971. The van will carry the Apollo 11 capsule, the spacecraft that carried the first men from Earth to set foot on the Moon. One of the principal features of the exhibit will be a Moon rock collected on the lunar surface by Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin. The big touring display unit measures 40 feet long and 14 feet wide. During its stay in each state capital, the van opens out to accommodate a walk-through ramp in each side, permitting thousands of visitors to see its exhibits daily. The Heavy Specialized Carriers Conference, affiliated with the American Trucking Associations, Inc., will provide the specialized transportation required by the Apollo 11 tour. Member companies of the conference will conduct the trip without charge as a public service.”
U-N-T-H-I-N-K-A-B-L-E today. Even in retrospect, probably not the smartest idea, but for far different reasons.
That guard/police officer was probably one of five…or less.
And we continue to descend.
Speaking of:
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/january-29-1971-apo...
twitter.com/apollo_50th/status/1266107487230390272
Credit: Apollo 50th/Twitter
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Finally:
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000680.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, and the third human voyage to the moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the 1960s.
The 2009 Philo T. Farnsworth Primetime Emmy Award Statue given to NASA Television in recognition for engineering excellence and technological innovations that made possible the first live TV broadcast from the moon by the Apollo 11 is shown on Aug. 19, 2009 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
On July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and astronaut Michael Collins talk a walk at Launch Complex 39A. During his visit to the Florida spaceport, Collins discussed the moments leading up to launch at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, and what it was like to be part of the first crew to land on the Moon. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
Overview of region along lunar terminator showing locations of Apollo 11 and Apollo 16 landing sites. Higher resolution view of the boxed region is available here:
Taken with C9.25 Edge HD and ASI224mc camera on September 10, 2017. Mosaic of 6 panels.
This is my photograph of a Giclée print of an Alan Bean painting. It is based on Neil Armstrong's famous photo of Buzz Aldrin from the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Bean was the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 12 mission, but he was also a space artist. He used tools from the mission to add texture to his paintings.
The limited edition print was published by the Greenwich Workshop and may be purchased in the UK through www.moonpans.com .
My personally signed Michael Collins book and a piece of the Apollo 11 Command Module he flew in around the Moon.
The Man on the Moon.
O Homem na lua.
in:
Flama, N.º 1120, 22 de Agosto de 1969.
dossier link:
hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/EFEMERIDES/Apollo11/Apollo...
page link:
hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/EFEMERIDES/Apollo11/Flama/...
Attendees to the memorial service for Neil Armstrong sing a hymn, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at the Washington National Cathedral. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Better to be a few years late than never! But this one will be retired at the end of 2022. So be sure to grab one or more while you still can before the price on the secondary market rises!
Full Description: 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 still remains today. This commemorative plaque, attached to the leg of the Lunar Module (LM), Eagle, is engraved with the following words: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July, 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all of mankind." It bears the signatures of the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot along with the signature of the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The CM, "Columbia", piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, "Eagle", carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS11-40-5899
Date: July 20, 1969
...Well at least it was back on the 1970's. Taken from the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier now docked in Alameda, CA. The Carrier has a storied past - most notably as a participant in the Doolittle raid on Japan in 1942 as well as for being the ship that picked up the Apollo 11 astronauts.
This vehicle permit allowed astronaut Charlie Duke and his family access to the NASA VIP viewing site at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. It is part of my personal collection of spaceflight memorabilia.
Duke is one of only twelve men who have walked on the surface of the moon. His trip to the moon was on Apollo 16 which flew in April 1972. Apollo 16 was the 5th of only 6 lunar landing missions.
Prior to Apollo 16, however, Duke played a pivotal role in the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He holds the distinction of being the first person to initiate a conversation with a person on another world. During the Apollo 11 mission, Duke held the position of CapCom (Capsule Communicator) at the Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas. If you watched the Apollo 11 landing live on TV or if you have watched the footage since, you have undoubtedly heard Charlie Duke. Just after the lunar module Eagle had landed on the surface of the moon, Duke radioed to the crew the following words “We copy you down, Eagle”, indicating that telemetry data screens in Mission Control had signaled that the spacecraft had safely landed. Back on the moon, Neil Armstrong responded to Duke’s query with the words “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
A visitor explores 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)
"This view of Earth showing clouds over water was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft following Translunar Injection (TLI). While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "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."
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...
I'm pretty sure this photo was actually taken before both TLI and Transposition and Docking. Check out the cool layered/multi-leveled/flat-topped cirro(?)-something clouds.
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 the epic beginning of the journey of Apollo 11. The first manned lunar landing mission launched from KSC via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, "Columbia", piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, "Eagle", carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-69P-0623
Date: July 16, 1969
A seminal mission and the follow up Manned landing :-)
Remembering ....
Michael Collins
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong.......
The Moon is yours.
Neil Armstrong portrait made entirely out of black analog computer punch tape and real 1960's ticker tape (printed with the stocks!), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. I absolutely love using these old computing technologies to honor how far we've come, 48 by 36 inches on board, commission 2019. iri5.com
"Aerial view at Pad A, launch complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the 363 ft. tall Apollo 11 (Spacecraft 107/Lunar Module 5/Saturn 506) space vehicle on pad. This photograph was taken during Apollo 11 countdown demonstration test (CDDT) activity."
Above per/at:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075...
Disappointingly - although NOT surprisingly - the image associated with the photo number is wrong, and has been propagated across the web...literally.
Apollo 10 astronaut General Thomas Stafford talks about his mission 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)
This is Neil Armstrong's Apollo11 (back up) suit on display at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Although the base set is a good starting point for a model of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, there is some room for improvement. Most notably, the "face" of the ascent module is not very good.
A visitor explores the Journey to Tomorrow exhibit at the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary celebration on the National Mall, Thursday, July 18, 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)
Thirty feet, two-and-a-half down. Faint shadow. Four forward. Four forward. Drifting to the right a little…
“Apollo 11 commander Neil A. Armstrong made a series of nighttime passes over a mockup of the lunar surface at NASA’s Langley Research Center’s lunar landing simulator facility near Newport News, Va. The night tests more closely simulate the actual landing on the moon than daytime tests.”
Interesting:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.llrf.html
Credit: ALSJ
See also:
www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/354442main_road2a...
Poof, gone, buh-bye. Thank you you deprecating dumbasses:
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Interesting:
www.airspacemag.com/videos/armstrongs-close-call/
Credit: Air & Space Magazine website
Apollo 11 crew member Michael Collins appears calm after suiting up activities for his participation in the countdown demonstration test aboard the Apollo 11 space craft along with astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong. The Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, ?Columbia?, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, ?Eagle??, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. During 2½ hours of surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material for analysis back on Earth. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
Date of Image: 1969-07-09
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Credit: NASA/APOLLO 11
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Astronauts sleep on the moon.
Os astronautas dormem na lua.
in:
A Capital, N.º 507, 21 de Julho de 1969.
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page link:
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This is the actual Apollo 11 command module, known as Columbia, which splashed down on July 24, 1969, fulfilling President Kennedy's challenge to send a man to the moon and bring him safely to earth.
Stacked image consisting of 5 images, all taken 15 minutes apart. 70mm. Nikon D70.
4 Images of the moon: ISO 200, f 5.6, exposure 1/750
Image of background (trees): ISO 200, f 5.6, exposure 8 sec
Stacked using Startrails freeware.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins represented by 3 moons, the 4th represents the world as we celebrated.
The dead trees signify NASA's current commitment to space exploration by humans...however, this is a temporary condition for humankind, for we are moving towards brighter and illuminating human exploration achievements and discoveries. It is who we are.
“Apollo Landing Site 3
This sample plastic relief map depicts a portion of the precise lunar topographic model prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This model is an integral part of a Lunar Module Simulator. The simulator provides crew training and orientation for Apollo Astronauts for scheduled lunar landings and is installed at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy Florida. The “lunar surface was prepared by the U.S. Army Topographic Command from Orbiter IV and V photography provided by NASA. The completed model contains over 500,000 craters, measures 22 feet by 14 feet, and weighs approximately 600 pounds.”
Removable stages which can be placed horizontally on stands for display and the lunar module can be detached from its launching pad.
Ironically, the piece count is '1969' which was the year of the first manned lunar landing.
I'll be building a launch tower for that too! ;-)
Visitors explore the LEGO exhibit at the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary celebration on the National Mall, Thursday, July 18, 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)
Apollo 10 astronaut General Thomas Stafford talks about his mission 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)