Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo 11
Artist
Neil Armstrong
(American, 1930–2012)
DateJuly 20, 1969
Mediumchromogenic print
Dimensions35.5 x 35.0 cm (image), 38.2 x 37.7 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2014.1240
Label TextThis famous photograph, with the reflections of lunar lander and photographer in Armstrong’s visor, embodies Aldrin’s playful curiosity. A former Air Force fighter pilot, Aldrin wrote a doctoral thesis at MIT on “Guidance for Manned Orbital Rendezvous.” NASA adopted his concept of space rendezvous in 1963, and he became an astronaut. After twenty-one and a half hours on the surface, the astronauts launched the Lunar Module ascent stage, and rejoined the orbiting Command Module, again using Aldrin’s rendezvous techniques.On View
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