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ARMSTRONG, Neil. Collection of vintage NASA press photographs, 1969.
Twenty NASA press release photographs of Commander Armstrong during Apollo 11 activities.
Includes extensive launch day and training activities, in space suits and in plain clothes. A complete list is available online or by request.
20 photographs, 8 by 10 inches, all black and white prints with blue mimeographed captions on versos.
Further Information on the Contents of this Lot:
1. Close-up of Neil Armstrong during space suit tests on the Apollo 11 launch morning of July 16, 1969.
2. Armstrong discusses notes during suit up on the Apollo 11 launch morning.
3. Armstrong exits the Apollo Lunar Module simulator at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida after a training exercise on June 19, 1969.
4. Armstrong in casual attire reviewing the Apollo 11 fight plan at the KSC.
5. Armstrong walks from the parking lot into the KSC Crew Training Building carrying flight manuals and notes on July 10, 1969.
6. Armstrong and Aldrin in casual attire practicing procedures in the LM simulator at the Kennedy Space Center. Parts of the Apollo 11 LM Timeline Book are seen in the image.
7. Close-up of Armstrong’s space suited left leg as he simulates stepping off the LM lander leg during training at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas in April 1969.
8. Armstrong and Aldrin conduct lunar moon walk simulations with a full scale Lunar Module at MSC in April 1969.
9. Armstrong and Aldrin practice collecting lunar rock samples at MSC in April 1969.
10. Aldrin practices with a lunar soil scoop to gather soil samples while Armstrong prepares a collection bag to hold the samples at MSC in April 1969.
11. Armstrong works next to a full scale Lunar Module while Aldrin examines a simulated lunar boulder at MSC in April 1969.
12. Armstrong tests his footing on the ladder of a Lunar Module trainer at KSC on July 10, 1969.
13. Armstrong completes final tests of his space suit during a countdown demonstration test at KSC on July 3, 1969.
14. The Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are seated in the transfer van which carries them to the launch pad during countdown tests at KSC on July 3, 1969.
15. The Apollo 11 crew sit in easy chairs during a last news conference before their lunar mission at KSC.
16. The Apollo 11 crew enjoys a dinner the evening before their launch at KSC. Attending were astronauts Bill Anders, Ron Evans, James Lovell, Bill Pogue, Fred Haise (back view only) and chief of the Astronaut Office, Donald “Deke” Slayton.
17. The Apollo 11 crew walks from their suiting room of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at KSC on launch morning.
18. A television image of Armstrong and Aldrin as they read from the commemorative plaque on the front leg of Lunar Module Eagle and reading “We came in peace for all mankind.”
19. A television image of Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon as the place the United States flag on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module is clearly seen in the background.
20. The Apollo 11 crew enjoys a dinner hosted by President Nixon in Los Angeles on August 13, 1969.
Twenty NASA press release photographs of Commander Armstrong during Apollo 11 activities.
Includes extensive launch day and training activities, in space suits and in plain clothes. A complete list is available online or by request.
20 photographs, 8 by 10 inches, all black and white prints with blue mimeographed captions on versos.
Further Information on the Contents of this Lot:
1. Close-up of Neil Armstrong during space suit tests on the Apollo 11 launch morning of July 16, 1969.
2. Armstrong discusses notes during suit up on the Apollo 11 launch morning.
3. Armstrong exits the Apollo Lunar Module simulator at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida after a training exercise on June 19, 1969.
4. Armstrong in casual attire reviewing the Apollo 11 fight plan at the KSC.
5. Armstrong walks from the parking lot into the KSC Crew Training Building carrying flight manuals and notes on July 10, 1969.
6. Armstrong and Aldrin in casual attire practicing procedures in the LM simulator at the Kennedy Space Center. Parts of the Apollo 11 LM Timeline Book are seen in the image.
7. Close-up of Armstrong’s space suited left leg as he simulates stepping off the LM lander leg during training at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston, Texas in April 1969.
8. Armstrong and Aldrin conduct lunar moon walk simulations with a full scale Lunar Module at MSC in April 1969.
9. Armstrong and Aldrin practice collecting lunar rock samples at MSC in April 1969.
10. Aldrin practices with a lunar soil scoop to gather soil samples while Armstrong prepares a collection bag to hold the samples at MSC in April 1969.
11. Armstrong works next to a full scale Lunar Module while Aldrin examines a simulated lunar boulder at MSC in April 1969.
12. Armstrong tests his footing on the ladder of a Lunar Module trainer at KSC on July 10, 1969.
13. Armstrong completes final tests of his space suit during a countdown demonstration test at KSC on July 3, 1969.
14. The Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are seated in the transfer van which carries them to the launch pad during countdown tests at KSC on July 3, 1969.
15. The Apollo 11 crew sit in easy chairs during a last news conference before their lunar mission at KSC.
16. The Apollo 11 crew enjoys a dinner the evening before their launch at KSC. Attending were astronauts Bill Anders, Ron Evans, James Lovell, Bill Pogue, Fred Haise (back view only) and chief of the Astronaut Office, Donald “Deke” Slayton.
17. The Apollo 11 crew walks from their suiting room of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at KSC on launch morning.
18. A television image of Armstrong and Aldrin as they read from the commemorative plaque on the front leg of Lunar Module Eagle and reading “We came in peace for all mankind.”
19. A television image of Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon as the place the United States flag on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module is clearly seen in the background.
20. The Apollo 11 crew enjoys a dinner hosted by President Nixon in Los Angeles on August 13, 1969.
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