In July of 1969 I returned from a one-year tour in Southeast Asia
during the Vietnam War just in time to see Neil Armstrong and Edwin
Aldrin land on the moon. I took 72 photos of the event with a Yashica
Electro 35 camera of the images on my parents early model Motorola
color TV. For many years I assumed the slides of the landing and
return to earth to have been lost, but I recently found them mixed with
other slides. I scanned them and have recorded them to a CD. Shown
below are some of those photos. They are probably pretty rare as I
doubt that many individuals, if any, thought to take still photos off
their TV as the event took place.
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Path of Lunar
Module
15 minutes to landing
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2000 feet to
go
18 seconds to touchdown
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The Eagle has Landed! 4:17 pm 20 July 69 Photos from
camera on Lunar Module leg
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Neil Armstrong descends to the moon's surface 11:56 p.m. 20 July, 1969
"Thats's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Surface of the
moon Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin joins Armstrong on the moon
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The American flag is placed on the
moon President Nixon speaks with the astronauts
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CBS broadcasters
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Mission control at Houston, Texas
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Helmet reflection of earth and moon's surface
Inside the Lunar Module
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Earth as seen from the
moon
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon
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Simulation of reentry
vehicle
Crew of the U.S.S. Hornet
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Recovery helicopter over the space
capsule
Space capsule with flotation gear
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U.S.S. Hornet Recovery
helicopter Apollo 11 crew hoisted aboard
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Recovery helicopter returns to the U.S.S. Hornet Houston Mission Control
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Helicopter being towed to parking
spot Decals on helicopter for 3 other recoveries
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Crew departing
helicopter
Crew welcomed aboard the U.S.S. Hornet
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Crew entering Mobile Decontamination
Facility The
crew's home until August 10th