NASA Photo ID: S69-42583 File Name: 10075288.jpg
Film Type: 120mm BW Date Taken: 07/20/69
Title: Telecast of Astronaut Neil Armstrong descending ladder to surface of the moon
Description:
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, descends the ladder of
the Apollo 11 Lunar Module prior to making the first step by man on the
moon. This view is a black and white reproduction taken from a telecast by
the Apollo 11 lunar surface camera during extravehicular activity. The
black bar running through the center of the picture is an anamoly in the
television ground data system at the Goldstone Tracking Station.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 11
APOLLO PROJECT
ASTRONAUTS
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY
LADDERS
LUNAR EXPLORATION
LUNAR MODULE
LUNAR SURFACE
TELEVISION TRANSMISSION
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