Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin In Lunar Module After EVA, 1969
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Jr.,Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot inside the Lunar Module LM as it rests on the lunar surface after completion of the Extravehicular Activities EVA. Soft focus on image. High contrast on LM window. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. They spent about two hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected pounds of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent hours on the lunar surface before rejoining Columbia in lunar orbit. Original film magazine was labeled R. Film Type: Ektachrome EF SO 168 Color on a mil Estar polyester base, taken with an 80mm lens. Sun angle is Low.
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