Saturday, July 20, 2024

On This Day in 1969: An Astronaut's View at the Surface of Sea of Tranquility...

An image of the Moon's surface at the Sea of Tranquility, taken by NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong aboard the Eagle Lunar Module...on July 20, 1969.
NASA / Neil Armstrong

A Magnificent Desolation was revealed when the Eagle Lunar Module carrying Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin triumphantly landed on the Moon...at 20:17 GMT (1:17 PM, PDT) 55 years ago today.

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