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Moon Landing Memories


Thumbnail for David Scott on the LRVAdded by: dymaxionDavid R. Scott, Apollo 15 Commander, is seated in the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the first lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. 31 July 1971
Thumbnail for Schirra ReflectsAdded by: FloridaTodaySchirra Reflects
Thumbnail for Saturn The GiantAdded by: FloridaTodaySaturn The Giant
Thumbnail for Interior view of Apollo 11 Lunar Module showing displays and controlsAdded by: FloridaTodayInterior view of Apollo 11 Lunar Module showing displays and controls
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 over Sea of FertilityAdded by: FloridaTodayApollo 11 over Sea of Fertility
Thumbnail for Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility BaseAdded by: FloridaTodayAldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 bootprintAdded by: FloridaTodayApollo 11 bootprint
Thumbnail for Apollo 11: Catching Some SunAdded by: FloridaTodayApollo 11: Catching Some Sun
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Liftoff SpectatorsAdded by: FloridaTodayApollo 11 Liftoff Spectators
Thumbnail for Neil Armstrong On The MoonAdded by: FloridaTodayNeil Armstrong On The Moon
Thumbnail for Aldrin Next to Solar Wind ExperimentAdded by: FloridaTodayAldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Crew During Training ExerciseAdded by: FloridaTodayApollo 11 Crew During Training Exercise
Thumbnail for Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 LM InteriorAdded by: FloridaTodayBuzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 LM Interior
Thumbnail for Apollo0001Added by: scoester956My Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 Firing room Access badges
Thumbnail for AS11-36-5291Added by: pw45750045Armstrong during Apollo XI
Thumbnail for Time 1958 Magazine CoverAdded by: pw45750045February 17, 1958 Time Magazine Cover with Dr. Wernher von Braun on the cover.
Thumbnail for Buzz coming downAdded by: pw45750045Buzz Aldrin climbing down the ladder onto the moon. This image was created from images. AS11-5865, 5685, and 5689. Created by David Harland
Thumbnail for ap11-S69-25334Added by: pw45750045Buzz (left) and Neil examine a sample during the Sierra Blanca field trip. The jackets suggest that this is a morning photo. 24 February 1969. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.
Thumbnail for AS11-0517-DONNELLY,PETRONE AND BUCHANAN-5.20.69Added by: roverpick389Great photo of Apollo 11 and KSC greats Paul Donnelly, Rocco Petrone and Buck Buchanan at LC-39 on the day Apollo 11 rolled out.
Thumbnail for Apollo Recovery Team CertificateAdded by: FrankM1948Recovery Team Certiificate from the USS Carpenter, DD825, Secondary Apollo 11 Recovery Command
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Achievement awardAdded by: barbarannMy father, Eugene J. McCarthy worked as a Safety Officer for NASA from 1958 until he died in 1971. I'm posting some of is memorabilia from the Apollo 11 mission
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 envelopeAdded by: barbarannEugene McCarthy's Apollo 11 memorabilia
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 certificate of participationAdded by: barbarannEugene Mccarthy's Apollo 11 Certificate of Participation
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 commendation letterAdded by: barbarannEugene McCarthy's Apollo 11 Commendation letter
Thumbnail for 9000_3Added by: dreamsofspace653Kellogg's Corm Flakes Space Stickers on my school notebook
Thumbnail for certifitcate_pioneerAdded by: RodBarkenFor me, it all started in 1959. . .
Thumbnail for PIN3FO~15Added by: RodBarkenI recall good friends, one in particular that was good enough to carry a small pin (from the Titan 3C program) to the moon and back for me. And, Al, if you some day read this, thanks.
Thumbnail for Scanned CD 001Added by: JohnEdwardLeeI took these pictures from the deck of the Hornet as the capsule was being brought aboard.
Thumbnail for AS8-340-68H-1381-12.21.68Added by: roverpick389WKKO AM-860 in Cocoa Beach broadcasting from KSC prior to the launch of Apollo 8. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS11-0797-S69-40201-7.16.69Added by: roverpick389Sunrise at KSC on morning of Apollo 11 launch. Photo cortesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS12-0360C-NOID-PAT NIXON,JOHN BISNEY-11.14.69Added by: roverpick389First Lady Pat Nixon is greeted in the rain by admirer John Bisney prior to the launch of Apollo 12. President Nixon was the first sitting President to attend a manned space launch. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for DSC00732Added by: theresakj947I was just a nearly 9 year old kid in Indiana - but was fascinated by the space program. My Grandma bought me this picture at the local 5 & dime store - and it hangs in my office today! What memories!
Thumbnail for AS17-364Added by: roverpick389Apollo 17 is framed by palm trees at KSC in 1972. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS17-673A-73PC-67-GUENTER WENDT AND CERNAN IN VAB-2.20.73Added by: roverpick389Apollo 17 Astronaut Gene Cernan greets pad leader Guenter Wendt when flight crew returned to KSC after mission. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for Night shotAdded by: JulianLeekNight before launch. Photo Julian leek
Thumbnail for 1969-Jun-12 Deer Park Tribune, Page 71969-Jun-12 Deer Park Tribune, Page 7
Thumbnail for IBM's 501 Launch TeamAdded by: DaytonaDickIBM's first Saturn V launch checkout team, responsible for testing ground and onboard launch vehicle guidance systems.
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Man on the Moon July 20 1969Added by: scmccWhen I was 16 I bought a record album of the event.
Thumbnail for File0003Added by: brynbe3536Emergency procedures book for pad rescue
Thumbnail for AS13-364A-NOID-SIMAdded by: roverpick389Apollo 13 Astronauts Lovell and Haise relax inside Crew Training Building at KSC in 1970. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS8-339-68H-1373-WALTER CRONKITE OF CBS-12.21.68Added by: roverpick389Walter Cronkite reports on the Apollo 8 countdown while covering the launch fro CBS television in December of 1968. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS9-039-K050-AS9-116KSC-369C-3.3-1.3.69Added by: roverpick389TWA tour bus is shown in front of Apollo 9 rollout to Pad 39A in January of 1969. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS9-082-K074-AS9-69PC-34-2.28.69Added by: roverpick389Apollo 9 Astronauts McDivitt and Scott are given haircuts at the KSC barber shop in February of 1969. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS14-0556-NOID-ROLLOUT12-HUGH-O'BRIAN-11.9Added by: roverpick389Apollo 14 Astronauts Mitchell, Shepard and Roosa pose with actor Hugh O'Brian at KSC in November of 1970. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS15-0428-71PC-514-7.22.71Added by: roverpick389Final preparations are made to Apollo 15 in this view inside the white room at Pad 39-A in July of 1971. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for 1972-0136a-1Added by: roverpick389NASA/TWA Tours bus at KSC in 1972. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS11-0521C-MSFC-DR VON BRAUN VISITS PAD 39A AFTER ROLLOUTAdded by: roverpick389Dr. Von Braun visits Pad-39A after rollout of the Apollo 11 Saturn 5. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS14-0475-70PC-537-10.16.70Added by: raysmythLunar Modules for Apollo 15 and Apollo 14 are shwon being processed inside the MSOB at Kennedy Space Center in 1970. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for AS14-0732B-71PC-42-1.27.71Added by: raysmythA technician works at Pad 39A four days prior to the launch of Apollo 14 in January of 1971. Photo courtesy of Retro Space Images.com
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Launch Team AutographsAdded by: alkoller097This depicts an envelope autographed by key people on the launch team and mailed to my home. Note the signatures of Dr. Von Braun, Dr. Debus, and Dr. Gruene -- the key German launch team engineers on the Apollo program.
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Firing RoomAdded by: alkoller097This is a photograph of the Firing Room for Apollo 11 showing some of the launch team. The windows facing the launch pad are just behind the camera, which is facing down into the Firing Room at row #2. This same picture, or one similar to it, is hanging in the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C. The team is standing just after liftoff of Apollo 11.
Thumbnail for SunsetAdded by: JulianLeekMay 1971. The 363-foot Apollo15 Saturn V space vehicle shrouded by its service gantry. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for Apollo_4_tpAdded by: tonedtiger433In memory of J.W. Planinac, Sr., member of the Boeing Launch Team that succesfully launched AS-501, the 1st all-up systems test for the Moon Rocket - Tony Planinac
Thumbnail for Apollo4_seq1_tpAdded by: tonedtiger433Apollo4, AS-501, liftoff
Thumbnail for m425Added by: tonedtiger433Firing Room at the Cape
Thumbnail for JW Planinac_Boeing_Launch_Pad_Manager_ApolloAdded by: tonedtiger433In memory J.W. Planinac Sr. BATC/NASA launch team member
Thumbnail for Irwin Apollo 15Added by: qcrisp327I may be wrong but I think it was in 1969 when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and I was watching the Wizard of Oz on the other Channel. It was years later that I met Jim Irwin and he changed my life, Listening to him I realized that he had seen no other recourse than Christ as the truth to life, standing on the moon and often up to his belly in grey dust, eating dehydrated bananas and such..
Thumbnail for APOLLO 11_Page_11Added by: chrisAPOLLO 11_Page_11
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 P7110244Added by: foogiePermanent record of Project Apollo 11 Lunar Log.
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 Press passAdded by: JulianLeekJulian Leek Apollo Press Pass
Thumbnail for Moon_bwAdded by: kkolarik008Front page of The Courier-Journal newspaper in Louisville, Ky. More at www.courier-journal.com
Thumbnail for Tallahassee Democrat front pageAdded by: TallahasseeDemocratFront page of the Tallahassee Democrat from July 21, 1969.
Thumbnail for NASA Apollo 11 BadgeAdded by: JulianLeekApollo 11 press badge signed on the back by Ralph David Abernathy, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference & the Rev. W.O. Wells. Abernathy brought his "Poor People's Campaign" to the space center to dramatize the plight of the have-nots in American society, and not to protest against the space program. (TODAY newspaper July18 1969)
Thumbnail for Moon - 7/4/2009, Richmond Lake, SDAdded by: ctmyers072Not near born yet, but thought I'd share this photo.
Thumbnail for Man on the MoonAdded by: demlcoxEach worker received one of these in appreciation of the many hours that we worked to make this flight possible. I was one of them. Donald Eugene Cox
Thumbnail for Night before launchAdded by: JulianLeekReady & waiting for launch. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Apollo Saturn VAdded by: JulianLeekWeather is one of the unpredictable elements of the space launch program. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for LiftoffAdded by: JulianLeekApollo lift-off taken from the press site. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Launch escapeAdded by: JulianLeekHigh angle view of the launch escape system on the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V rocket. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for JFK Briefing, inside the LC-34 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Fla.Added by: DonaldColeI was NASA Spacecraft Photographer. I had an assignment to photograph the switch positions, etc. inside of the Apollo 11 command module, during the countdown, prior to entry of the three astronauts. About the Apollo 1 disaster on LC-34, I had been assigned, on over-time, to take motion pictures of that late afternoon pre-launch test. At the last minute, I was told to go on home, because "they couldn't get any light up there." ( I had my own desk inside the Lc-34 blockhouse. )
Thumbnail for LOWRESTODAY07171969Added by: jmeesey524The Apollo 11 launch as printed in TODAY newspaper (July 17, 1969) side-by-side with the original, color image shot July 16, 1969, by John Slack, TODAY staff photographer.
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 on moon's surfaceAdded by: WhistlerApollo 11 on the moon's surface
Thumbnail for Apollo11/Saturn 506 Hydrogen Leak--Afootnote to historyAdded by: scoester956Late in the Apollo 11 countdown a LH2 leak on the SIVB third stage replenish valve threatened to scrub the launch. A red crew led by Boeing engineer Jack Kramer with Firing Room support from Steve Coester could not get the leak stopped by normal methods so they froze the valve with hard hats full of water stopping the leakage. Coester then wrote the Procedure Change Request to continue hydrogen loading using a non standard valve which permitted the Countdown to continue. A little footnote to history.
Thumbnail for VIP Site Jim Irwin Judy Miner 1970Added by: jrus811096This picture was taken while waiting for Saturn V launch at VIP Viewing Site with Astronaut Jim Irwin
Thumbnail for Apollo 14 launch Press SiteAdded by: jrus811096I took this picture of Apollo 14 launch while working at the Press Site.
Thumbnail for First Stage of Saturn IAdded by: JulianLeekFirst Stage of Saturn I from Manufacture to the Cape. NASA photo
Thumbnail for Press siteAdded by: JulianLeekThe Press Site bleachers. Place for typewriter & phone hock up. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for Martin CaidinAdded by: JulianLeekVeteran space writer Martin Caidin reacts following a lift-off from KSC. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for My family and moon landing 1969Added by: wwatson537I was a young aerospace engineer and worked on Apollo components and earlier moon landers
Thumbnail for ESP041Added by: ROBERT388Truly one of the most memorable events of my life. I attended the liftoff viewing from Titusville were we were hosted by Officer Pat Parker of the Tiitusville Police Department. Pat, his wife and mother were such great host. This event portrayed America at its best, the technological awesome power and the warmth of its people. I still have some souveneirs of the event. Robert Zarranz, MD Cape Coral, FL
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 crew in 1999Added by: WhistlerA photo of the Apollo 11 crew in 1999.
Thumbnail for Apollo 11 40 yr anniversaryAdded by: nathanA photo of (left to right) Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Chris Kraft, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Sunday, July 19, 2009.
Thumbnail for http://spacecovers.com/cover_images/_cimage_airspc01_0098bAdded by: jjf33901When I was stationed at Grand Bahama Island ETR tracking station, I was the servicer of the many covers that collectors sent to the USAF tracking station for servicing If you are a tracking station cover collector you probably have this Apollo 11 launch cover in your collection.
Thumbnail for moonAdded by: h_brust580about a month or so ago i was seting out side looking at the moon thanking how cool it would be to walk on the moon so i got out my camera and took this picture
Thumbnail for WaitingAdded by: JulianLeekApollo Sunset just waiting for sunrise. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for Speed limitAdded by: JulianLeekApollo on the way to the pad. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for The earthAdded by: JulianLeek98.000 nautical miles from earth aboard Apollo 11. Photo NASA
Thumbnail for Apollo roll-outAdded by: JulianLeekRoll-out for the next trip to the moon. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for NASA firemanAdded by: JulianLeekBehind the scenes NASA firemen train for the worst case scenario. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for NASA fire crewAdded by: JulianLeekBehind one fireman there is much support from the others on the team. Hazardous fuel training . Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for 50 years of NASA programsAdded by: JulianLeek50 years of NASA launch programs pins & photos Mercury, Gemini, Apollo & the Shuttle mounted. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for CrawlerAdded by: JulianLeekAt its parking place the Crawler-Transporter waits for its next mission. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Crawler treadAdded by: JulianLeekTread on the Crawler-Transporter: This track vehicle was used to move the assembled Apollo/Saturn from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), to the launch pad. It is now used for transporting Shuttle vehicles, and will be modified to carry the next generation of space vehicles. This vehicle consists of four double-tracked crawlers, each 10 feet high and 41 feet long. Each of the 8 tracks contain 57 shoes per track and each tread shoe weighs about one ton. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Chuck HollinsheadAdded by: JulianLeekCharles (Chuck) Hollinshead served as NASA's Kennedy Space Center's news center manager during Apollo missions and provided the countdown commentary for the Apollo 13, 16, 17, all Skylab launches and numerous Delta and Centaur launches. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for LiftoffAdded by: JulianLeekLift-off back to the moon. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Flame trenchAdded by: JulianLeekLaunch Pad Flame Trench-Deflector System: Built with concrete and refractory brick it bisects the launch pad at ground level. At 490 feet long,58 feet wide and 42' deep it includes an inverted, V-shaped steel structure covered with a high-temperature concrete material five inches thick that extends across the center of the trench. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Emperor SelassieAdded by: JulianLeekAn Exclusive: Florida Overseas Press reporter Paula LeCler Wood is shown interviewing Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie at his Cape Kennedy Hilton Suite in July. Session with Mrs. Wood was only one granted a menber of the press during the monarch's two day visit to the space center, where he witnessed the Apollo 11 blastoff.. Reprinted from The Overseas Press Bulletin August 30 1969. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for apollo13Added by: AureliusIIIApollo 13
Thumbnail for VABAdded by: JulianLeek1966 The Vehicle (originally Vertical) Assembly Building, or VAB was built to allow for the vertical assembly of the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo program. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Miami HeraldAdded by: JulianLeekAstronaut rescue team demonstration. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for Junker's JU-52Added by: JulianLeekAt the end of the Apollo era and before the Shuttle program started NASA held an exposition on the grounds around the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). This photo taken in May 1976 shows the South side of the VAB at the opening of 3rd Century America, the U.S. Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology. Doing a fly-by of the exposition in Martin Caiden's restored Junker's JU-52 aircraft. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for VAB GroundAdded by: JulianLeekVehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The flag & bicentennial emblem was added to the building in 1976 for the U.S. Bicentennial Exposition, the flag required 6000 gallons of paint and measures 209 x 110 feet. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for Pad-39AAdded by: JulianLeekLaunch Pad 39-A viewed from the top of the Apollo 17 gantry enroute to the launch site for the final moon mission November 1972. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for scan0001Added by: JulianLeekEverybody has gone to the MOON. What else is there to say. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for River rockAdded by: JulianLeekOn the way to the pad the crawler transporter leaves it tread inprint in the river rock. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for scan0009Added by: JulianLeekMission Commander Col. David R. Scott, USAF (Retired) stand behind the mission patch emblem at the roll-out of Apollo 15. Photo Julian Leek.
Thumbnail for scan0017Added by: JulianLeekWith the Saturn V on the pad poised for lift- off the terminal countdown clock keeps counting down to zero. At lift- off it will start counting on the plus side for mission elapsed time. Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for scan0001Added by: JulianLeekSTS-1 Press Kit
Thumbnail for LighthouseAdded by: AureliusIIILighthouse
Thumbnail for Man on the MoonAdded by: herbey79834I remember the UK`s Daily Mirror Headlines simply stating Man On The Moon with the time and date printed in the top corner. The other thing I remember is my grandmother being terrified - she feared that we would all die for some reason.
Thumbnail for scan0003 (2)Added by: JulianLeekThe end of another era "Roll-out of Apollo" Photo Julian Leek
Thumbnail for towerAdded by: JulianLeekFrom the past or remade for the future ?