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Lunar landing5/26/2023 ![]() "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,"īecame the first person to set foot on the moon. In the late hours of July 20, 1969, with millions tuned in worldwide via television or radio, Neil Armstrong slowly descended the LM boarding ladder and, with the now famous words, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, LM pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and mission commander Neil Armstrong gently landed the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) Eagle on the lunar surface. Seemingly in response to President Kennedy’s challenge that the U.S. The Eagle has landed." These words were the capstone on the United States’ manned space program. At the end of a tumultuous decade that had begun in Camelot and was ending in a quagmire called Vietnam, three men, thousands of miles from home, were poised on the threshold of history. NOTE: THIS MAP IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ARCHIVAL MATTE PAPER AND A FABRIC ADHESIVE WALL COVERING.Astronaut Edwin E Aldrin Jr, Lunar Module LM pilot, climbs down the LM ladder, preparing for his first steps on the moon. It is pleasing from a distance yet invites you in for further inspection. This is an exceptional map for anyone with an interest in space travel, the Apollo 11 moon landing of 1969, or a taste for eye-catching wall decor as this map would be a center piece for any room in which it is hung. An interesting and somewhat obvious note appears just above these charts stating that "this chart has been purposefuly drawn out of scale to better illustrate the major events of the mission." It is with little doubt that if the map was drawn to scale, it would be unsalable as it would be far too wide for the walls of any room. The center of the map features a detailed diagram of control centers such as Houston (mission control), Kennedy (launch control), and Huntsville (operational support center), as wel as global network stations for the manned space flight network. From the engine ignition and liftoff to the engine cutoff and start of Earth orbit verification, reignition to exit Earth's orbit and head towards the moon, the touchdown and liftoff from the moon, and eventually returning to Earth's atmosphere and deploy of the main parachutes at 10,000 ft., every important step required is presented in fine detail.Īs one follows along the path of Apollo II, they will notice the solid line becoming dashed which represents the loss of communication with Earth as the astronauts circumnavigated the dark side of the moon. It notes a total of 134 steps and events underwent by the astronauts and spacecraft to complete the entire mission. The map is remarkable both as a visual piece and a source of information. Government Printing Office based in Washington D.C. ![]() ![]() The original map was sold by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. ![]() This is a fine print reproduction of a spectacular lunar chart plotting the flight path of Apollo II to the moon and back. Original Size: 18 x 48 inches (46 x 122 cm) Apollo Manned Lunar Landing : GOSS mission profileīy: National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)ĭate of Original: 1969 (dated) Washington D.C.
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