SZ Photo - NASA's Apollo program, 1961-1972

01.01.1980 - View of the John F. Kennedy Space Center spacecraft launch site with the three mobile rocket launch pads used for the Apollo program. On the left in the background, the Vehicle Ass...
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01.01.1980 - Evening preparations for launching an Apollo program at the Kennedy Space Center. The propulsion rocket of the Apollo program, the Saturn V, and the spacecraft are brought into pos...
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11.10.1968 - Takeoff of Apollo 7 in the first phase. This Apollo mission was the only one to be launched into space with a Saturn 1B launch vehicle. Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Ap...
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31.01.1971 - The ground crew in Control Room 2 at Kennedy Space Center at the takeoff of Apollo 14. Apollo 14 was the third Moon landing mission of NASA, the main objective of which was to cond...
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26.05.1969 - The crew of the Apollo 10 mission after landing in the Pacific aboard the salvage ship, the USS Princeton: Eugene A. Cernan, John W. Young and Thomas P. Stafford (from left to righ...
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20.07.1969 - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the moon and pilot of the moon ferry "Eagle", during his walk on the moon. His helmet reflects the moon ferry. [XPAEXPORTID003008]
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16.04.1972 - The crew of Apollo 16 before the takeoff: John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly and Charles M. Duke, Jr. Apollo 16 (April 1972) was the fifth manned Moon landing mission, using the lu...
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21.12.1968 - The crew of Apollo 8: James A. Lovell, William A. Anders, Frank Borman (from left to right ). The goal of the Apollo 8 mission was the first orbiting of the Moon by a manned spaces...
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01.01.1980 - The crew of Apollo 14 in their spacesuits: Edgar D. Mitchel, Alan B. Shepard and Stuart A. Roosa (from left to right ). Apollo 14 was the third successful manned Moon landing. The...
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16.07.1969 - The crew of the Apollo 11 mission: Niel A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (from left to right ). Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, making it...
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17.04.1970 - After landing in the Pacific, the "Odyssey" Command Module of Apollo 13 is salvaged by a helicopter. The goal of Apollo 13 was the third manned Moon landing of NASA. Due to an expl...
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19.11.1969 - An astronaut of the Apollo 12 mission carries the so-called Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP): a magnetometer, a seismometre, a solar wind accelerometer, a dust senso...
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24.07.1969 - The crew of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin in the quarantine station on the way to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the NASA´s contro...
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20.07.1969 - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the moon and pilot of the moon ferry "Eagle", during his walk on the moon. His helmet reflects the moon ferry. [XPAEXPORTID003008]
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03.03.1969 - David R. Scott, astronaut of Apollo 9 doing an EVA exercise in the open hatch of the Command Module "Gumdrop", which is paired with the Lunar Module "Spider". The photograph shows...
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03.03.1969 - The Lunar Module "Spider" of the Apollo 9 mission above Earth, head down with extended landing legs and tactile sensors. Apollo 9 (03.-13.03.1969) was the first manned orbit around...
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03.03.1969 - The Command Module "Gumdrop" of the Apollo 9 mission above planet Earth photographed from the uncoupled Lunar Module "Spider". Apollo 9 (March 1969) was the first manned mission of...
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03.03.1969 - Russel L. Schweikert, astronaut of Apollo 9, performing an EVA exercise in the form of an extravehicular maneuver. Apollo 9 (03.-13.03.1969) was the first manned mission of an orbi...
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26.07.1971 - Lightning strike into the launch tower of the Saturn V, the propulsion rocket of the Apollo 15 mission, during the nightly countdown. In Apollo 15 (26.07.-02.08.1971), a lunar rove...
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26.07.1971 - Group photo of the crew of the Apollo 15 mission: David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin (from left to right) in their spacesuits under the Apollo 15 Patch. In the Apo...
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11.12.1972 - Harrison H. Schmitt, astronaut of the Apollo 17 and pilot of the Lunar Module "Challenger", in front of a Moon rock. Apollo 17 ( December 1972) was the last manned Moon landing of...
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15.07.1975 - In the midst of the Cold War, US President Nixon and Soviet Prime Minister Kossygin decide on the Apollo 18 mission, also known as Apollo-Soyuz. The goal was to pair the Russian So...
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13.03.1969 - Astronauts of Apollo 9 James R. McDivitt, David R. Scott, Russell L. Schweikart after their return to Earth on the red carpet of the salvage ship USS Guadalcanal. In the background...
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21.04.1972 - The Landing Module "Orion" with the lunar rover, which was used for the second time in the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 (April 16-24, 1971) was the fifth manned Moon landing missio...
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31.01.1972 - The launching rocket of the Apollo 14 mission, the Saturn V, on the launch pad as it leaves the assembly building. Apollo 14 (31.01.-09.02.1971) landed in the Fra Mauro region, the...
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20.07.1969 - Upon the return of the Lunar Module "Eagle" to the orbiting Command Module "Columbia", the lower half of the Module "Eagle" remained on the Moon. It served as a launch platform for...
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20.07.1969 - Astronaut of Apollo 11 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the Moon and pilot of the Lunar Module "Eagle", unfurls a solar wind accelerometer, a Reynolds Wrap designed to regist...
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20.07.1969 - Astronaut of Apollo-11 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, second man on the Moon and pilot of the Lunar Module "Eagle", places the seismograph on the lunar surface, which is to report the Moonqu...
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20.07.1969 - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the Moon and commander of the Lunar Module "Eagle", places various pieces of research equipment onto the lunar surface. Apollo 11 (16-24.07.1...
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19.11.1969 - The Lunar Module "Intrepid" of the Apollo 12 mission above the Moon. The photograph was taken from the command center of the spaceship "Yankee Clipper". Apollo 12 was the second ma...
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11.04.1970 - Apollo 13 (11.-17.04.1970) was the third manned Moon landing mission. An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks damaged the spacecraft, forcing the crew to return to Earth before lan...
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17.04.1970 - After the landing of Space Capsule "Odyssey" in the Pacific, the astronauts of the Apollo 13 mission pray aboard the salvage ship, the USS Iwo Jima. Apollo 13 (11-17.04.1970), the...
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20.07.1969 - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the Moon and commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module "Eagle", walking on the Moon in front of the US flag. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moo...
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16.07.1969 - The Lunar Module "Eagle" above the Moon shortly before docking with the Apollo 11 space capsule. In the background, Earth. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, with...
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16.07.1969 - The Saturn V rocket, which launches the Apollo 11 spacecraft into space, taking off from launch ramp 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing missio...
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20.07.1969 - Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man on the moon and commander of the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" in front of the landing module, the seismograph, the US-flag and the TV cameras....
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24.07.1969 - US-president Richard Nixon in conversation with the astronauts of the Apollo-11-mission, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin in the recovery ship U.S.S. Hornet. Aft...
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14.12.1972 - The Saturn V rocket of the Apollo 17 mission, the last manned Moon landing, taking off at night from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. [XPAEXPORTID003008]
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24.07.1969 - Navy divers salvage the command module of Apollo 11 with a dinghy after landing in the Pacific. Apollo 11 was the first manned Moon landing mission, and with it the most significan...
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19.12.1972 - Shortly before the splashdown in the Pacific, parachutes are pulled out to slow down the speed of the command module entering Earth's atmosphere. Apollo 17 (December 1972) was the...
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30.07.1972 - David R. Scott, commander of the Apollo 15 mission, salutes next to the US flag set up on the Moon. On the left, the Lunar Module "Falcon" and in the background, the Hadley-Delta....
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26.07.1971 - Ignition of the Saturn V rocket that launches spacecraft "Endeavor" into space at the launch pad of Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 15 was the fourth Moon landing mission of NASA and...
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11.10.1968 - The Saturn 1B, which launches the spacecraft of the Apollo 7 mission into space, taking off from the launch pad. Apollo 7 was the only manned Apollo mission powered by this type of...
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11.10.1968 - The Saturn 1B that launches the spacecraft of the Apollo 7 mission into space, taking off from the launch pad. Apollo 7 was the only manned Apollo mission powered by a Saturn 1B ro...
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17.07.1975 - The Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 19 in its coupling maneuver with the American spacecraft Apollo 18. Apollo-Soyuz was a Soviet-American space program for testing rendezvous and coupling...
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20.07.1969 - Before the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission leave the Moon, they need to clean their boots in a tub. This safety measure is intended to prevent lunar organisms from being carrie...
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