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A Man on the Moon (Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11) NASA (photograph by Neil Armstrong), 1969 Photograph
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A Man on the Moon (Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11)

NASA (photograph by Neil Armstrong) Β· 1969

Why it's great

Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon on July 20, 1969, in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, whose reflection you can see in Aldrin's gold visor. It is one of the most famous photographs ever taken.

πŸ›οΈ Part of history

The Space Race & the Moon Landing (1957–1972) β€” Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon on July 20, 1969, in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, whose reflection you can see in Aldrin's gold visor.

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About the artist

NASA (photograph by Neil Armstrong)

1930–2012 Β· born in Wapakoneta, Ohio Β· died in Cincinnati

Neil Armstrong, born in 1930 in Ohio, was the commander of Apollo 11 and the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. Because he carried the camera, most of the famous photographs from the Moon walk show Buzz Aldrin, not him. He died in 2012.

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