Apollo Landing Site

Apollo 11 landing site as seen from space by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2017.

Apollo 11, 50 Years Ago

Buzz Aldrin descends to the Moon's surface, 1969, by Neil Armstrong, American, engineer, test pilot, astronaut, university professor, 1930-2012.  Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Aldrin, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-. 

The Dark Side of the Moon

Panoramic photo plus detail from the far side of the Moon, 2019, from the Chang'e 4 spacecraft, The China National Space Administration. 

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, 1969, by Neil Armstrong, American, engineer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-2012.  Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Aldrin, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.

Lunar Craters, Apollo 10

Lunar craters, far side of the moon, 1969, by the crew of Apollo 10.  Thomas P. Stafford, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.  John Young, Naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.  Eugene Cernan, American, Naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1934-2017. 

Solar Eclipse as Seen From the Moon

August 21, 2017, by Pat Rawlings, American, 1956-.    Acrylic on canvas.

Eagle Approaches Columbia

Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle approaches the Columbia spacecraft, 1969, by Michael Collins, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.

July 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.  From the live television broadcast.  Neil Armstrong, American, engineer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-2012.  Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Aldrin, American, Air Force officer, test pilot, astronaut, 1930-.

Earth and Moon

The Moon transits Earth's orbit, 2016, taken by The Deep Space Climate Observatory, NASA.

Earthrise

 

Earthrise over the moon, 2016.  From the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Earth and Moon

The first photograph of the Earth taken from the vicinity of the moon,  Lunar Orbiter 1, August 23, 1966.  NASA.