Buzz Aldrin leaving the lunar module Eagle (Apollo 11)

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Astronaut Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin Jr. is coming down the ladder on the Lunar Module Eagle. The picture was taken on July 20, 1969, by Neil Armstrong, who, moments before, had just become the first man to step on the Moon.

Astronaut Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin Jr. is coming down the ladder on the Lunar Module Eagle.

NASA Photo ID: AS11-40-5868

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