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FIRST MAN ON THE MOON Pictures

Full Description: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses beside the deployed U.S. flag on the moon’s surface.

The first manned lunar mission, the Apollo 11 launched via a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. The 3-man crew aboard the flight
consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, mission commander; Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) Pilot; and Michael Collins,
Command Module (CM) pilot. The Lunar Module (LM) “Eagle” landed on the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969 in the region
known as Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility). Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface.

As he stepped off the LM, Armstrong proclaimed, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. He was
followed by Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, describing the lunar surface as magnificent desolation. Astronaut Collins piloted the CM
in a parking orbit around the Moon. During a 2.5-hour surface exploration, the crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface
material which was returned to Earth for analysis. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the
Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished

NASA photo by Neil Armstrong, July 16, 1969

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