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A First Day Cover from Sept 9, 1969 commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing. There’s a post stamp from the July 20 moon landing & a beautiful 10 cent stamp featuring Neil Armstrong stepping down upon the lunar surface. So many great space-themed stamps were designed by the USPS during the space age.
Practice makes perfect. Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin go through the steps with the Lunar Lander during preparation for Apollo 11, 1969. Backup crew for the first mission to the moon were Jim Lovell, Fred Haise & William Anders. Armstrong & Aldrin spent 21 & ½ hours at Tranquility Base before joining Command Module Pilot Michael Collins who was in lunar orbit in Columbia.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin. In Feb 1968, NASA announced 5 potential landing sites for A11’s Lunar Lander, ‘Eagle’. These 5 spots were chosen following research by 5 unmanned lunar orbital missions & Surveyor landing missions. Among these 5 potential spots, 2 were in the Sea of Tranquility. In May ‘69, Apollo 10 flew within 9.3 miles of A11’s future landing site in Tranquility & deemed it acceptable.
Astronaut thru a window. Buzz Aldrin prepares for Gemini 12, Nov 1966. The mission marked the end of Project Gemini. The first crewed launch of the Gemini Program began in March 1965 with Gus Grissom & John Young via Gemini 3. The spacewalks by Mr. Aldrin on Gemini’s final mission demonstrated an astronaut could work outside the spacecraft for extended periods of time. New handles on the outside of the craft & the introduction of underwater training assisted in improving an astronaut’s EVA ability. Buzz became a pioneer in extended spacewalks; his 3 EVAs on G12 totalled 5.5 hours. Becoming the 2nd human to walk on the moon 3 years later during Apollo 11 further cemented his legacy.
New York City welcomes the Apollo 11 crew in a ticker tape parade down Broadway and Park Avenue. Pictured in the lead car, from the right, are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The three astronauts teamed for the first manned lunar landing, on July 20, 1969.
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The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is coming up, and I can’t stop thinking about it.
Prints available here!
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THIS IS TRUE!
The provenance of the Pickett N600 in spaceflight. The mini ‘log log’ rule offers an extremely powerful tool in a compact package and saw use in both of it’s T(white) and ES(yellow) forms aboard Gemini and Apollo missions.
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I wanted to conmemorate the #50thanniversary of the #apollo11 #moonlanding so I made this, hope you like it
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Just throwing this out there, but I’ve really missed tumblr during the past couple days.
And we missed you! <3
I’ve decided that lightthiscandle should start a band called Buzz’s Monkey.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin participate in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools, on the surface of the moon, during an Apollo 11 training exercise in Building 9 on April 22, 1969. Aldrin uses a scoop to pick up a sample while Armstrong holds bag to receive sample.
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Day 463, Happy Birthday Apollo 11
(the moment we’ve all been waiting for… *drum roll*)
One More Small Step
A Short Film by Morgan Holub
After many weeks of severe sleep deprivation, I bring you my first fully textured shot from my short film. Think of it as a preview.
“One More Small Step” coming soon!
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