Space Mission
Apollo 11, 1969
Photographer
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Photo Description
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-69- 34875” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
Essay
The emblem depicts an eagle descending toward the lunar surface with an olive branch, symbolizing America’s peaceful mission in space.
“We felt Apollo 11 was no ordinary flight, and we wanted no ordinary design.”
Michael Collins (from his 1974 book Carrying the Fire)