Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The First Celebration of Commmunion...

...on the Moon! Apollo Astonaut Remembers


Forty years ago two human beings changed history by walking on the surface of the moon. But what happened before Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong exited the Lunar Module is perhaps even more amazing, if only because so few people know about it.

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Apollo 11 Lifts off on its way to the moon.

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Armstrong after the famous first steps on the moon.

These photos are from The Apollo Archive, one of the best collections of NASA photos I have ever seen. Click Here to enjoy many more fine photos taken by our astronauts.

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