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Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module
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Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module

Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module

NASA's image library records Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

AS11-44-6634 (21 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. onboard, is photographed from the Command and Services Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit. This view is looking west with the Earth rising above the lunar horizon. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar

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AS11-44-6634 (21 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. onboard, is photographed from the Command and Services Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit. This view is looking west with the Earth rising above the lunar horizon. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the moon. The LM is approaching from below. The maze area in the background is Smyth's Sea. At right center is International Astronomical Union crater No. 189.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryApollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage photographed from Command Module

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