From the Moon to the Earth
Explanation:
After the most famous voyage of modern times, it was time to go home.
After proving that
humanity
has the ability to go beyond the confines of
planet Earth,
the first humans to walk on another world --
Neil Armstrong
and
Buzz Aldrin -- flew the ascent stage of their
Lunar Module
back to meet
Michael Collins in the moon-orbiting
Command and Service Module.
Pictured above on 1969 July 21, the ascending spaceship was
captured
by Collins making its
approach,
with the Moon below, and
Earth far in the distance.
Tomorrow marks the
40th anniversary of the
first human moon landing.
Recently, NASA's moon-orbiting
Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter sent back the
first pictures of most of the Apollo landing sites -- including
Apollo 11 -- with enough resolution to see the Lunar Module descent stages left
behind.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
