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Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin coming through the hatch of the LM Eagle

Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 109:39:57 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS11-40-5862” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

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Neil Armstrong

The “United States” decal on the descent engine of the LM Eagle

Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 109:40:27 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), stamped “JUL 20 1969” with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso [NASA AS11-40-5864]

20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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109:39:57 Armstrong: Okay. Your PLSS (Portable Life Support System) looks like it is clearing okay. Your toes are about to come over the sill. Okay. (Pause) Now drop your PLSS down. There you go; you’re clear. And laterally you’re good. You’ve got an inch clearance on top of your PLSS.
109:40:18 Aldrin: Okay. You need a little bit of arching of the back to come down. (Garbled) How far are my feet from the edge?
109:40:27 Armstrong: Okay. You’re right at the edge of the porch.

“Okay. Your PLSS (Portable Life Support System) looks like it is clearing okay.”
Neil Armstrong

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Armstrong took this photograph while waiting for Aldrin to emerge and get farther out of the cabin. The LM ladder and the transfer equipment bag are also visible.