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The Apollo 11 command module as seen during the exhibition, Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission, at The Museum of Flight.
This was right before Mark hung upside-down off the stripper pole while juggling flaming batons, as he recited "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". We will still be talking about that at his eightieth birthday, which, if the rumors are correct, will be held on the moon.
Complete old copies of 1969 NASA press releases for Apollo 10 and 11. We are trying to determine what best to do with these. Your suggestions are welcome.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, photographed by Neil Armstrong (visible in reflection). Buzz Aldrin: "As I walked away from the Eagle Lunar Module, Neil said 'Hold it, Buzz', so I stopped and turned around, and then he took what has become known as the 'Visor' photo. I like this photo because it captures the moment of a solitary human figure against the horizon of the Moon, along with a reflection in my helmet's visor of our home away from home, the Eagle, and of Neil snapping the photo. Here we were, farther away from the rest of humanity than any two humans had ever ventured. Yet, in another sense, we became inextricably connected to the hundreds of millions watching us more than 240,000 miles away. In this one moment, the world came together in peace for all mankind." (quoted with permission from Apollo Through the Eyes of the Astronauts). (NASA)