One Small Step For A Man
by Eric Glaser
Title
One Small Step For A Man
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
"One Small Step For A Man"
Reproduction of the TV image
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
NASA ID: 6902080
Date Created: 1969-07-20
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Astronauts onboard included Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, “Columbia”, piloted by Collins, remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, “Eagle’’, carrying astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin, landed on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin.
This is a reproduction of the television image that was transmitted to the world on July 20th, as Armstrong egressed the ladder to the lunar surface. The black bar running through the center of the photograph is an anomaly in the TV Ground Data System at Goldstone Tracking Station.
Image enhanced by Eric Glaser
Image and Text Credit: NASA
Uploaded
June 7th, 2019
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for One Small Step For A Man. Click here to post the first comment.