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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, and the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the moon on July 20,……
Apollo 11
Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, and…
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
…and Neil Armstrong, were photographed two months later, in September, at NASA. Karsh also photographed the crew of Apollo 8. See more about the Apollo 8 and 11 crew portraits….
Apollo 11
Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, 1969, and…
Apollo 11
Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 A follower on Instagram asked whether there was a story to go with Karsh’s meeting with the Apollo 11 astronauts; the story…
William Anders’ Earthrise
William Anders, 1969 December 21, 2018, marked 50 years since Apollo 8 launched into space. During this mission, William Anders took the spectacular photograph that came to be known as…
Yuri Gagarin
…variety of figures, including politicians Brezhnev and Khrushchev, and ballerinas such as Maya Plisetskaya. Karsh would go on to photograph several American astronauts in 1969 including the Apollo XI crew….
John Glenn
…photographed by Yousuf Karsh on June 29, 1968. Karsh would go on to photograph the Apollo II crew, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, in 1969. See a different…
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong, 1969 NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was born on this day, August 5, in 1930. Armstrong was the commander of the 1969 US Apollo 11 Moon mission, and the…
Michael Collins, 1930-2021
Michael Collins, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, 1969 Astronaut Michael Collins has died. Collins flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil…
John Glenn
…Glenn was photographed by Yousuf Karsh on June 29, 1968. Karsh would go on to photograph the Apollo II crew, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, in 1969. See…