AS11-40-5875 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin Aldrin salutes the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon

Item

Title

AS11-40-5875 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin Aldrin salutes the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon

Description

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin,Lunar Module (LM) pilot, salutes the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon. The LM is visible in the left field of view. Numerous footprints and the cable of the surface television camera are visible on the lunar surface in the foreground. Image taken at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled S. Film Type: Ektachrome EF SO168 color film on a 2.7-mil Estar polyester base taken with a 60mm lens. Sun angle is Medium. Tilt direction is South (S).

Date, date span, or circa acceptable

1969-07-20

File name

ARC Identifier: 16685052
Local Identifier: 255-AMP-AS11-40-5875
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16685052

Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives

National Archives and Records Administration

Source

File Unit: Apollo 11 - AS11-36-5291 through AS11-45-6714b, 6/16/1969 - 7/21/1969
Series: Photographs of the Apollo Space Program, 11/9/1967 - 12/19/1972
Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006

Subject

Apollo 11 Flight
Moon
Lunar Surface
Lunar Bases
Lunar Module
Astronauts
Extravehicular Activity

Rights

Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted

Creator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

Item sets

Astronaut Edwin Aldrin salutes the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon