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Thursday night’s projection of the Apollo 11 onto the Washington Monument. I had packed up the camera and started walking when I saw an open view to capture both the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. A completely new and awesome view of a very familiar area.
On this date, July 16, in 1969, men first left earth on a voyage to another world. Today 50 years later a beautiful full moon reminds us that there is no one there to look back at us, to remind us of the pettiness of our differences, and fragility of our pale blue orb. Questar 1350/89mm f/15 telescope with a Sony a6300 camera at prime focus. Exposed for 1/30 sec at ISO 100. The best 16 of 120 images stacked in Autostakkert 3. Deconvolved in Lynkeos. Final crop and exposure in Photoshop
This view of Earth was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its translunar journey toward the Moon with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. The spacecraft was already about 10,000 nautical miles from Earth when this picture was taken. Portions of the land mass of North America and Central America can be seen. Aboard Apollo 11 were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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This view from the Apollo 11 spacecraft shows the Earth rising above the moon's horizon. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside. Coordinates of the center of the terrain are 85 degrees east longitude and 3 degrees north latitude. 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. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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The Eagle rises! Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, the Eagle, rose from the surface of the Moon to dock with the Command and Service Module (CSM). This image shows the Lunar Modue photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module as it ascends with the Earth in the background just over the horizon. Inside the LM were astronauts Neil Armstrong, commander, and Edwin Aldrin Jr., LM pilot, who explored the surface of the Moon while astronaut Michael Collins, Command Module pilot, remained with the CSM in lunar orbit. This month, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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50 years ago today, we landed on the Moon! Thanks to NASA, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and everyone that worked to achieve this stunning and inspiring accomplishment.
50 years ago today, the first two humans set foot on the moon. I wanted to photograph the moonrise to commemorate the occasion.
Looks like someplace we've been before...
96% illuminated, seen from the Space Coast of Florida.
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This week in 1962, the first full-thrust, long-duration F-1 engine test was successfully conducted. The F-1 engine was developed by Rocketdyne under the direction of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and was propelled by a mixture of RP-1, a type of kerosene, and liquid oxygen. The engine was used in a cluster of five engines to propel the Saturn V rocket’s first stage, the S-IC stage. Each engine produced 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Here, the F-1 engine is test-fired at Test Stand 1-C at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1966, the Mississippi Test Facility – today’s NASA Stennis Space Center – successfully captive-fired S-II-T, a test version of the S-II, or second stage of the Saturn V rocket, for 15 seconds. S-II-T employed five J-2 engines, each capable of producing 225,000 pounds of thrust. Here, two technicians are dwarfed by the five J-2 engines as they make final inspections prior to test firing by North American Space Division. The Saturn V rocket was designed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1969, the Apollo 11 crew successfully returned to Earth following their eight-day mission to the lunar surface. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, 13 miles from the recovery ship USS Hornet. Donning biological isolation garments before leaving the spacecraft, the crew went directly into the Mobile Quarantine Facility on the aircraft carrier, their home for the following 21 days. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective of landing men on the Moon and returning them safely to Earth was accomplished. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, the Eagle, undocked from the Command and Service Module to begin it's historic descent to the surface of the Moon. Here, the Lunar Module, in lunar landing configuration, is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module. Inside the LM were astronauts Neil Armstrong, commander, and Edwin Aldrin Jr., LM pilot. Astronaut Michael Collins, Command Module pilot, remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM to explore the lunar surface. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
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Eleven images from the Apollo 11 50th anniversary show projected onto the Washington Monument. Reworked for a tighter 5:4 ratio.
This week in 1968, the Saturn S-IC-6 arrived at the Mississippi Test Facility -- today’s NASA Stennis Space Center -- from the Michoud Assembly Facility. The S-IC, or first, stage of the Saturn rocket was powered by five F-1 engines, each producing 1.5 million pounds of thrust. The S-IC-6 was employed on the Apollo 11 Saturn V launch vehicle. Here, the S-IC-6 booster was lifted onto its mobile launcher in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1967, AS-500D configuration I testing ended with a special test to verify the flight control system. The test program included roll, pitch, yaw and longitudinal testing, completed earlier in 1967. AS-500D was a dynamic test article of the Saturn V space vehicle. Here, the Apollo spacecraft leaves the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the Saturn launch vehicle. The Saturn V was designed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1967, the first stage of the Apollo 9 Saturn V rocket, S-IC-4, was acceptance fired at Mississippi Test Facility – now known as NASA Stennis Space Center. This was the first flight S-IC to be tested at Mississippi Test Facility. The S-IC stage of the Saturn V was powered by five F-1 engines, each producing 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Here, the S-IC-5, employed on the Apollo 10 mission, is tested at Mississippi Test Facility. The Saturn V was designed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1967, the S-IC-T arrived at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The S-IC, or first, stage test article was stored in the Materials and Engineering Lab to await use in research and development testing. When completely assembled, the Saturn V S-IC stage was 138 feet tall, 33 feet in diameter and capable of delivering 7.5 million pounds of thrust from its five engines. Here, the forward end of the S-IC-T is seen on a transporter in Building 4705 at Marshall. The Saturn V rocket was designed at Marshall. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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Prime crew members announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first crewed Apollo 1 spaceflight practice water egress procedures in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base (EAFB), Houston, Texas. Astronaut Edward H. White II rides life raft in the foreground. Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee sits in hatch of the boilerplate model of the spacecraft. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, third member of the crew, waits inside the spacecraft.
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Image Number: S66-51583
Date: June 1966
My friends drove me up to Lake Balea, which is at 6695 ft above sea level at the top of Romania’s amazing Transfăgărășan Highway. The landscape up there is beautiful; it was July and there were sheep on the mountain, the sun was shining and still large piles of un-melted snow. The road is only open for a few weeks each year.
Its the highest on land I've been in my life so far so I took out my little astronaut figure and photographed him on a rocky outcrop. The figure was in my camera bag, because I’d been looking for opportunities to mark the Apollo 11 anniversary. It's been 50 years since men first went to the moon. How long will it be until we see visitors here and how little or big will they be in comparison to the landscape?
Image taken in July 2019 with my Nikon 810 camera and NIKKOR 24-120 zoom lens at 66mm. Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/16, ISO 200.
This week in 1967, stacking of the AS-501 stages for the Apollo 4 mission began at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and was completed with the placement of the Instrument Unit on Feb. 25. The Apollo 4 mission was the first all-up test of the Saturn V rocket, designed to test all aspects of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Mission objectives included testing of structural integrity, compatibility of launch vehicle and spacecraft, heat shield and thermal seal integrity, overall reentry operations, launch loads and dynamic characteristics, stage separation, launch vehicle subsystems, the emergency detection system, and mission support facilities and operations. The mission was deemed a successful test. The Saturn V was designed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1966, technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center captive-fired the F-1 engine on a first run for about 40 seconds. The engine, developed by Rocketdyne under the direction of Marshall, was propelled by a mixture of RP-1, a type of kerosene, and liquid oxygen. The engine was used in a cluster of five engines to propel the first, or S-IC, stage of the Saturn V rocket. Each engine produced 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Here, the engine is tested on the modified Saturn IB static test stand at Marshall. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program – the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’swebpage.
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At the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the fuel tank assembly for the Saturn V S-IC-T (static test stage) fuel tank assembly is mated to the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank in building 4705. This stage underwent numerous static firings at the newly-built S-IC Static Test Stand at the MSFC west test area. The S-IC (first) stage used five F-1 engines that produced a total thrust of 7,500,000 pounds as each engine produced 1,500,000 pounds of thrust. The S-IC stage lifted the Saturn V vehicle and Apollo spacecraft from the launch pad. This July, in a series of special events, NASA is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program – the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’swebpage.
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This week in 1965, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center completed structural assembly of the Saturn V vibration test article, S-IU-500V. Designed by Marshall and built by IBM, the instrument unit served as the nerve center for the Saturn V, providing guidance and control, command and sequence of vehicle functions, telemetry and environmental control. Here, a technician checks the systems of S-IU-501, employed on the Apollo 4’s rocket, in a test facility. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1965, NASA awarded the Instrument Unit contract, NAS8-1400, to International Business Machines. This was the first major incentive contract to be negotiated in the Saturn IB Program. Designed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and built by IBM, the Instrument Unit served as the “nerve center” for the Saturn V, providing guidance and control, command and sequence of vehicle functions, telemetry and environmental control. Here, the Instrument Unit is being manufactured in the east high bay at IBM in Huntsville. The Saturn V was designed at Marshall. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1966, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center announced it had received the first uprated J-2 engine from Rocketdyne. The J-2 was initially rated at 200,000 pounds of thrust, but a higher thrust was needed for the second and third stages of the Saturn V, beginning with AS-504, the Apollo 9 launch vehicle. A cluster of five J-2 engines was employed on the S-II, or second, stage and a single J-2 was utilized on the S-IVB, or third, stage of the Saturn V rocket. Here, a J-2 engine is being processed at Marshall, where the Saturn V rocket was designed. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1968, workers at the Mississippi Test Facility – today’s NASA Stennis Space Center – conducted cryogenic testing of the Saturn V second stage, S-II-4 to certify the integrity of the S-II stage’s LH2 liquid hydrogen tank. This was the first cryogenic proof test of the S-II program. All S-II stages scheduled for use on crewed launch vehicles would undergo the cryogenic proof test at the test facility to further certify the structural capability of the stage. The S-II-4 was employed on the Apollo 9 mission. Here, the S-II all systems stage is seen in the test stand. The Saturn V was designed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. From October 2018 through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1967, the Saturn IB S-IVB-209 stage was successfully static-fired for a mainstage duration of 465 seconds in the Beta I test stand at Douglas Aircraft's Sacramento Test Operations facility. The firing was terminated by liquid oxygen depletion cutoff as planned. The S-IVB stage was developed under the direction of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and was powered by one J-2 engine capable of producing 225,000 pounds of thrust. Here, S-IVB-506, used on the Apollo 11 mission, is hoisted in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for mating with the S-II, or second, stage of the Saturn V rocket. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1966, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center successfully static-fired S-IC-2, the first stage of the second Saturn V flight vehicle. The stage was powered by five F-1 engines, each capable of producing 1.5 million pounds of thrust. The S-IC-2 was one of the first two flight models of the S-IC stage and was used on the Apollo 6 mission. Here, the S-IC-T, a static firing test stage, is installed and awaits the first firing of all five F-1 engines at the Marshall static test stand. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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This week in 1965, technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility installed the S-IC-D thrust structure in the Vertical Assembly Building. A component of the S-IC, or first stage of the Saturn V rocket, the thrust structure absorbed the forces created by the five F-1 engines and redistributed them into uniform loading around the base of the rocket. The thrust structure also provided support for the engines and engine accessories and miscellaneous equipment. S-IC-D was a flight model used for dynamic testing of the Saturn V S-IC stage. Here, the S-IC-9 – employed on Apollo 14 – is installed in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Saturn V was designed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. From October 2018 through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
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Earth appears in the far distance above the hi-gain antenna of the Lunar Roving Vehicle in this stellar prospect photographed by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on 13th December 1972. Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 Commander, stands beside the LRV.
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