Apollo 11, the 50th Anniversary (Part 2 of 3): The Photographs

Some events are so momentous that pictures truly do speak louder than words.

Liftoff

Crew Photo

Earth

Crater near landing spot

Buzz Aldrin Descends

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin 2

Tranquility Base 2

Tranquility Base

Lunar Module

The first, and only nation’s flag that has been planted by man on a foreign body in space.

The Flag

 

SOURCE:  Apollo — “First Manned Lunar Landing.”  NASA Picture Set No. 4.  U.S. Government Printing Office.  1969-O-359-504.  1969.

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