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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin descends steps of Lunar Module ladder to walk on moon
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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin descends steps of Lunar Module ladder to walk on moon

AS11-40-5868 (20 July 1969) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descends the steps of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon. He had just egressed the LM. This photograph was taken by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). While Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM "Eagle" to explore the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.

Date
1969-07-20
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Astronaut Edwin Aldrin descends steps of Lunar Module ladder to walk on moon" (1969-07-20). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/as11-40-5868

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