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Apollo 11, Hasselblad on the Moon, and Lunar Panoramas.
From the Apollo Missions Panorama Site: “On July 20, 1969 the first man stepped on the moon. During the next three years, six missions to the moo...
From the Apollo Missions Panorama Site:
“On July 20, 1969 the first man stepped on the moon.
During the next three years, six missions to the moon were made and a total of twelve astronauts walked on the moon. During these missions thousands of images were taken, most of them with the “Hasselblad EDC”, a special version of the Hasselblad 500 EL.”
There are also tons of amazing images available from all of these mission at the Project Apollo Image Gallery. Here’s a selection from the Apollo 11 mission.
Buzz Aldrin uses a triggerless Hasselblad camera during EVA training. April, 1969.
Neil Armstrong practices collection of contingency sample during EVA training in Houston. April 18, 1969.
Launch team members view the Apollo 11 through the firing room windows. July 16, 1969.
Apollo 11 as viewed from an Air Force EC-135N plane
View from Earth orbit, July 1969
Earthrise sequence – Earth emerges over lunar horizon
Inspection of Lunar Module “Eagle” after undocking, July 20, 1969
CSM “Columbia” over Craters Taruntius K, Taruntius P, and Dorsum Cayeux
(in Mare Fecunditatis). Partially visible are craters Anvil and
Taruntius H.
(in Mare Fecunditatis). Partially visible are craters Anvil and
Taruntius H.
Aldrin backing out through LM hatch.
Armstrong photo of landing site from a distance.
Armstrong in LM after historic moonwalk.
Aldrin in LM after moonwalk
View of full lunar disc during return trip.
Apollo 11 crewmen await pickup by helicopter following splashdown. July 24, 1969.
Offloading of the Mobile Quarantine Facility from the prime recovery
vessel, the U.S.S. Hornet, to be sent to Hickam AFB, Hawaii. July 24, 1969.
vessel, the U.S.S. Hornet, to be sent to Hickam AFB, Hawaii. July 24, 1969.
Apollo 11 astronauts examine film rolls. August 3, 1969.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong cuts his birthday cake as he celebrates his 39th birthday inside the Lunar Receiving Laboratory. August 5, 1969.
Apollo 11 astronauts examine a lunar sample. September 15, 1969.
Apollo astronaut reunion at Johnson Space Center. August 22, 1978
See a history of Hasselblad in space.
See a gallery of the cameras that have been used in space
See the newly stiched-together panoramas from Hasselblad imagery
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