[APOLLO 11] ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LADDER. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

[APOLLO 11] 

ALDRIN DESCENDS THE LADDER. 20 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark, typed caption taped to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-40-5868” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, tape to verso. 

An iconic image of Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin descending the steps of the LM ladder as he prepared to walk on the Moon. The photograph was taken by Commander Neil Armstrong with a 70mm lunar surface camera.The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa