Tag: Iconic
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The first Earthrise in the history of humankind
An extremely important photograph in the history of space exploration showing for the first time our planet from the vantage point of another world.
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Crescent Earthrise
Evans took this wonderful photograph from magazine 152/ PP through the 250mm telephoto lens from an altitude of 113km over the 51-km Crater Ritz.
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Extremely rare unpublished photograph of the Blue Marble
This fantastic photograph shows the full Earth shot by Harrison Schmitt through the 80mm lens at a distance of approximately 45,000 km out in space, about one hour after the Blue Marble.
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Panorama of Little West Crater in the Sea of Tranquility (four photos)
This is possibly the most striking example of moonscape witnessed during the first mission to another world. Neil Armstrong’s solitary exploration of Little West Crater was not scheduled and the rim of this crater was the farthest point traversed on Apollo 11.
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Extremely rare panorama of the Sea of Tranquility, from a position 20 m south east from the LM Eagle (eight photos)
Neil Armstrong backed away 20 meters southeast of Eagle to take this panoramic sequence while Buzz Aldrin was removing scientific equipment from the LM. The frames of this panoramic sequence were not released by NASA Public Affairs after the mission.
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Buzz Aldrin at the LM Eagle on the Moon
As Buzz Aldrin was removing scientific equipment from Eagle, Neil Armstrong backed away 20 meters southeast from the LM to frame this magnificent shot, part of a full 360° panoramic sequence showing Tranquility Base.
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The astronauts planting the first US flag on the lunar surface
One of the only images released by NASA showing the two Apollo 11 astronauts on the Moon, it was captured by an automatic 16mm movie camera mounted to the Pilot window of the LM Eagle.
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Buzz Aldrin weightless inside the LM Eagle during the outbound journey to the Moon
This is the most famous portrait of Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission. Buzz Aldrin is seen communicating with Mission Control on Earth during the checkout of the LM Eagle docked to the CSM Columbia on the way to the Moon. Apollo 11 was 178,236 nautical miles [330,093 km] from Earth.
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The historic first full-face portrait of a human being in space: Ed White in weightlessness at the pilot’s seat of the capsule
Not only did James McDivitt photograph the first American EVA with great skill, but he also took the amazing first portrait of an astronaut in space, showing an elated Ed White back in the spacecraft after the first US spacewalk.
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The only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon (large format)
This is one of a handful known large format vintage presentation chromogenic prints of a legendary rarity, the only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon.