Apollo 11 Recovery Area, 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 11 Recovery Area, 1969. Pararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, Jr
Buzz Aldrin and the U. S. Flag on the Moon, 1969. Creator: Neil ArmstrongBuzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the Moon, 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission
Apollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise, 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise, 1969. Two members of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a simulation of deploying
President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D. C. USA, 1989. Creator: NASAPresident George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D.C. USA, 1989. President Bush speaks at the National Air and Space Museums 20th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1, 1960. Creator: NASAPilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1, 1960. Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight
Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module, July 21, 1969. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Pesident Nixon visits Apollo 11 crew in quarantine. Creator: NASAPresident Richard M. Nixon visits the Apollo 11 crew in quarantine aboard Recovery Ship USS Hornet, 1969
View of the Lunar Module from the Command Module, Apollo 11 mission, July 20, 1969. The Lunar Module (LM), code named Eagle, begins its descent to the lunar surface
Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft while awaiting the arrival of the recovery
Fred Drinkwater congratulating Neil Armstrong, California, USA, February 1964. Test pilot Fred Drinkwater congratulating Neil Armstrong on his first hovering flight in the Ames Bell X-14 Vertical
Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969. At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the swing arms move away and a plume of flame signals the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle and astronauts Neil A
Neil Armstrong lunar surface training, USA, April 22, 1969. Creator: NASANeil Armstrong lunar surface training, USA, April 22, 1969. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit
Eagle In Lunar Orbit, 1969. Creator: Michael CollinsEagle In Lunar Orbit, 1969. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) " Eagle", in a landing configuration is photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules (CSM)
Apollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery, 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 11 Crew in Raft before Recovery, 1969. The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Mobile Quarantine Facility, ca. 1969. Creator: AirstreamThis Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) was one of four built by NASA for astronauts returning from the Moon. Its purpose was to prevent the unlikely spread of lunar contagions by isolating
North American X-15, 1959. Creator: North American Aviation IncWorlds Fastest Piloted Aircraft. Piloted by Neil Armstrong. Bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight
Communications carrier used by Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1949. Headset used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon with Components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package, 1969
Buzz Aldrin Walking on the Surface of the Moon Near a Leg of the Lunar Module, 1969
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon with the American Flag, 1969. Creator: Neil ArmstrongBuzz Aldrin on the Moon with the American Flag, 1969
Buzz Aldrin with Apollo 11 Lunar Module on the Moon, 1969. Creator: Neil ArmstrongBuzz Aldrin with Apollo 11 Lunar Module on the Moon, 1969
Buzz Aldrins Footprint on the Surface of the Moon, 1969. Creator: NASABuzz Aldrins Footprint on the Surface of the Moon, 1969
[President Richard M. Nixon Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts Aboard Recovery Ship USSPresident Richard M. Nixon Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts Aboard Recovery Ship USS Hornet, 1969
Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface, by the footpad of the Lunar Module
President Nixon meets the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lawn of the White House
Lunar landing training vehicle piloted by Neil Armstrong, Texas, USA, June 16, 1969. As preparation for the Apollo 11 moonshot
Apollo 11 bootprint on the Moon, July 1969. Creator: NASAApollo 11 bootprint on the Moon, July 1969. Footprint made by US astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the Moon, clearly visible in the lunar soil