Neil Armstrong after historic moonwalk
Image by NASA/Project Apollo Archive
Unknown to many, there are plenty of fascinating images from the historic Apollo 11 mission housed in NASA’s online archives.
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the historic mission, here is a photo gallery of the rare and intimate moments from the mission, featuring astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Feast your eyes on the photographs below.
Aldrin’s boot during soil mechanics test
Image by Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center
Rear of LM ascent stage and Earth beyond
Image by Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center
LM from East Crater
Image by Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center
Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission commander
Image by NASA
Neil Armstrong after historic moonwalk
Image by NASA/Project Apollo Archive
Panaromic views of the lunar surface before and after the moonwalk
Image by NASA
Traditional post-flight cake cutting ceremony
Image by NASA/Project Apollo Archive>
Apollo 11 astronauts greeted by wives while still in quarantine van
Image by NASA/Project Apollo Archive>
[via Gizmodo]