Category: Apollos & Moonwalks
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Buzz Aldrin walking toward the horizon of the Sea of Tranquility
Buzz Aldrin walking toward the horizon of the Sea of Tranquility with experiment packages in both hands.
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A part of Neil Armstrong on the Moon
An extremely rare sighting of Neil Armstrong on the Moon walking out at left with the Solar Wind Collector and the Lunar Module in the background.
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Planet Earth rises above the lunar horizon
While the spacecraft orbits the Moon, the Earth emerges above the lunar horizon and appears in the window of the spacecraft. This is the third Earthrise witnessed by humans, during orbit 7.
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Receding full Moon after trans-Earth injection
A three-quarter view of the full Moon seen from the departing Apollo 10 spacecraft after the trans Earth injection.
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First human-taken photograph of the Planet Earth: cover of LIFE magazine
Apollo 8 marked the extraordinary moment in history when humans truly left their Home Planet for the very first time. William Anders, James Lovell and Frank Borman became the first human beings to see the Earth as a sphere hanging in space; a great milestone for human consciousness.
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The Earth’s disc as first photographed by humans
The photograph was taken by William Anders with the 80mm lens. North American Rockwell was NASA’s prime contractor and manufacturer of the Apollo Command Module.
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Alan Shepard taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro
While Stuart Roosa remained aloft in lunar orbit, Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell touched down on the Moon in the hilly Fra Mauro region, previously planned as the landing site for Apollo 13.
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Harrison Schmitt, the Earth and the US flag
“I captured the Earth, the Moon, the man, and the country all in one. I’m proud of this picture.” – Eugene Cernan
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The first American Flag standing on the Moon
Surrounded by footprints left by the first men to walk upon the Moon, the American flag stands on the surface of the Sea of Tranquility, symbolizing the first conquest of another world by humans
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Houston, we’ve had a problem: the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module after the oxygen tank explosion
“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” Apollo 13 became the most carefully watched mission of the program. For a tense four days, no one knew if the crew would make it back safely.