[Apollo 11] Buzz Aldrin and the American flag on the surface of the Moon. Neil Armstrong, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–40-5875]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), with "A Kodak Paper“ watermarks on the verso. Literature: Time, 8 August 1969, pg. 21; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 53; Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, Reynolds, ppg. 2–3; Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (NASA SP-350), Cortright, ed., pg. 214. In one of the 20th century’s most iconic images, Aldrin posed with the American flag at Tranquility Base. Aldrin’s face is visible through his helmet as he looks over at Neil Armstrong. This is one of the few Apollo lunar surface photographs where it is possible to distinguish the astronaut’s face. Normally, the high reflectivity of the gold visor would block visibility but in this case “his face is directly illuminated by the sunlight from the front and at a right angle to the observer’s point of view, so it literally shines through the visor, especially because he’s sticking his head forward” (ALSJ caption for AS11–40-5875). “To be able to look at that American flag and know how much so many people had put of themselves and their work into getting it where it was. We sensed, we really did, this almost mystical unification of all the people in the world at that moment.” Buzz Aldrin (LIFE, 22 August 1969, p. 26).
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[Apollo 11] Buzz Aldrin and the American flag on the surface of the Moon. Neil Armstrong, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–40-5875]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), with "A Kodak Paper“ watermarks on the verso. Literature: Time, 8 August 1969, pg. 21; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 53; Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, Reynolds, ppg. 2–3; Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (NASA SP-350), Cortright, ed., pg. 214. In one of the 20th century’s most iconic images, Aldrin posed with the American flag at Tranquility Base. Aldrin’s face is visible through his helmet as he looks over at Neil Armstrong. This is one of the few Apollo lunar surface photographs where it is possible to distinguish the astronaut’s face. Normally, the high reflectivity of the gold visor would block visibility but in this case “his face is directly illuminated by the sunlight from the front and at a right angle to the observer’s point of view, so it literally shines through the visor, especially because he’s sticking his head forward” (ALSJ caption for AS11–40-5875). “To be able to look at that American flag and know how much so many people had put of themselves and their work into getting it where it was. We sensed, we really did, this almost mystical unification of all the people in the world at that moment.” Buzz Aldrin (LIFE, 22 August 1969, p. 26).
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