Human on the Moon

 

Neil Armstrong took this picture of Edwin Aldrin, showing a reflection in Aldrin's visor of Armstrong and the Lunar Module. This is one of the few photographs showing Armstrong (who carried the camera most of the time) on the Moon. The tasks assigned to both astronauts were carefully choreographed and practiced back on Earth, and Aldrin was busy setting up scientific experiments among other responsibilities. Apparently taking pictures was not as carefully planned. Aldrin later said, "My fault, perhaps, but we had never simulated this in training."


(NASA photo ID AS11-40-5903)




The picture left shows the crew of Apollo 11: Commander Neil A. Armstrong, 38, a civilian who'd flown previously on Gemini 8, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, 38, a USAF Lt. Colonel who'd flown Gemini 10, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., 39, a USAF Colonel who'd flown Gemini 12. Photograph taken May 1, 1969.


(NASA photo ID S69-31739)

Lunar Module name : The Eagle, Command Module : Columbia, launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, July 16, 1969, landed on the Moon July 19, 1969 in the Sea of Tranquility area. And landed back on the Earth ( Pacific ocean near Hawaii island ) July 24, 1969 which take 8 days of journey.