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Apollo program photos

(PD) Photo: Astronaut Neil Armstrong, National Aeronautics and Space Administration The first manned landing on the moon was successfully accomplished by the Apollo 11 mission. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took this photograph of fellow astronaut Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin walking on the Moon's surface during lunar landing.
(PD) Photo: Astronaut Neil Armstrong, National Aeronautics and Space Administration During the lunar landing of Apollo 11, Astronaut Neil Armstrong took this photograph of astronaut Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin preparing to deploy a scientific experiment package unloaded from the Lunar Module.
(PD) Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center The Blue Marble: Earth as seen from Apollo 17 traveling to the Moon. Photo extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. Note heavy cloud cover in Southern Hemisphere. A large part of Africa is visible. The Arabian Peninsula is seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the east coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic.