305 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Neil Armstrong checking Buzz Aldrin’s spacesuit in preparation for the historic moonwalk

Apollo 11, June 1969

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 S-69- 38499” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

305 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Michael Collins during centrifugeuse training

Apollo 11, April 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-69-31067” in red in top margin

305 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Space food for lunar voyagers

Apollo 11, 1969

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 S-69-26175” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

305 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The Moon plaque

Apollo 11, July 1969

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption numbered “S-69-39664” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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305 b
Michael Collins sits in the gondola during centrifugeuse training in the Manned Spacecraft Center’s Flight Acceleration Facility.

“I don’t focus on self-satisfaction, and being first, and those kind of things. [...] I take certain pleasures in the achievements, the technical achievements. And not just in an overall sense, but little details here and there. Finding ways to accomplish the job.”
Neil Armstrong (Chaikin, Voices, p.165)

305 d
“This is a replica of the plaque which the astronauts will leave behind on the Moon in commemoration of the historic event. The plaque will be attached to the ladder of the landing gear strut on the descent stage of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module. Covering the plaque during flight will be a thin sheet of stainless stell which will be removed on the lunar surface” (NASA caption).