Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. From their spacecraft, the astronau - Lot 93

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. From their spacecraft, the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission transmitted live televised images of their exploit on July 19, 1969, as they orbited the Moon before landing. Billions of people followed the event live. Here, the astronauts film the Sea of Tranquility as it prepares to welcome them the following day for the most fantastic human feat of all time. The caption reads: "SIDEWINDER RIDGE-- This is Sidewinder Ridge in the Sea of Tranquillity as seen during the telecast from Apollo 11 spacecraft today. The photos were beamed back to earth as the astronauts flew over the area after lunar orbit insertion. Vintage silver print from a "WIRE PHOTOGRAPHY". Press annotation on back and stamps "JUL 21 1969". Press caption in margin on front. 20.3 x 26cm with margins.