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Vintage Photos of NASA Missions in Outer Space

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Do you remember where you were when we landed on the moon? Did you get a chance to see it in real-time, or did you hear about it from other people's stories? One way or another, the moon landing and every other NASA mission for that matter, is a significant event in the collective memory of the world. As Armstrong put it, it was a leap for ALL mankind. Let's look back at these memories through the lens of a vintage 1960s camera.

Buzz Aldrin’s visor reflects Neil Armstrong and the lunar module of Apollo 11, July 1969

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Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and the antenna on the Apollo 17 rover, December 1972

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An astronaut climbs through the open hatch of Apollo 9’s Command Module, March 1969

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James McDivitt and Ed White walking in space over Hawaii, June 1965

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Apollo 11 lift-off seen from the top of the launch gantry, July 1969

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James McDivitt, Ed White walking in space, June 1965

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Liftoff of the last lunar mission, Apollo 17, December 1972

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Owen Garriott working outside the spacecraft, August 1973

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Crescent Earth from 10,000 miles, November 1967

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The first Earthrise ever witnessed by human eyes, December 1968

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Jupiter and its moon as seen from Voyager 2, June 1979

Vintage space photo Jupiter and its moon

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Planet Saturn, as seen from Voyager 1, 1980

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Earth eclipsing the Sun, seen from Apollo 12, November 1969

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