Press Kit Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission 10th Anniversary Souvenir Edition by NASA - 1969

Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. fair. Quarto , 250, [1] pages, plus covers wraps. Illustrations. Diagrams. Staple bound in top corner (Tears around staple in front cover, which is separated but present.) Discoloration to covers. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21.5 hours on the lunar surface before… Read More

Washington DC: NASA, Release No. 69-83K. 1969. First Edition. 250 pp stapled, typed mimeo for release July 6, 1969, near fine; Name on cover, very light soil, neat & firm.; 250 pages .