Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon

Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 110:42:14 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 110:42:14 GET

“The loneliness of space exploration is captured in this picture of Buzz Aldrin standing by Eagle’s foil-wrapped footpad. But a tiny image of Armstrong taking the photograph can be seen in his reflective faceplate” (NASA SP-350, p.202).

Neil Armstrong said of the sensation of wearing a spacesuit that “We felt very comfortable. It was, in fact, in our view both preferable to weightlessness and to the Earth’s gravity."

“With bulky suits on we seemed to be moving in slow motion,” recalled Buzz Aldrin. “I noticed immediately that my inertia seemed much greater” (NASA SP-350, p. 215).