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Apollo 11 mission. Probably the most famous of all salutes to the human flag: Buzz Aldrin's salute to the American flag that has just been raised on the Moon.

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph of the first human footprint on extraterrestrial soil.

Apollo 11 mission. Rare. Historic photograph. ...Neil Armstrong's first photographs were of a 360deg panorama of the lunar surface, taken as soon as he set foot on the Moon.

Apollo 11 mission. The famous photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing in front of the lunar module "EAGLE"

Excellent view of the Apollo 9 command and service modules and the LM lunar module, with the Earth in the background

Apollo 11 mission. Buzz Aldrin's salute to the American flag that has just been raised on the Moon

Historic lift-off of the Saturn V rocket carrying the 3 astronauts of the Apollo XI mission, who a few days later were about to set foot on the Moon.

Rare photographic print of the Apollo 11 mission emblem.

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph. ... Here we see Neil Armstrong photographing Buzz Aldrin deploying the solar wind instrument

Historic APOLLO 11 mission. A beautiful view of the first human flag planted on extraterrestrial soil

On April 18, 1969, just a few weeks before their departure for the Moon, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin trained on the ground in their astronaut suits

Mission APOLLO 11. The three APOLLO 11 astronauts during the famous press conference after leaving the quarantine module

Apollo 11 mission. Rare view of astronaut Buzz Aldrin halfway up the ladder of the lunar module EAGLE as he prepares to become the 2nd man to set foot on lunar soil

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong leads astronauts Michael COLLINS and Edwin E. ALDRIN out of the Space Operations Building at Cape Canaveral's Complex 39A during a final test before their departure for the Moon.

Historic APOLLO 11 mission. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes the last step on the ladder of the lunar module "EAGLE" and is about to become the seconad man to walk on the Moon.

A superb view of the Saturn V rocket ready to send the APOLLO 11 mission into space.

Historical view of the arrival of the APOLLO 11 Mission Command Module capsule on Earth in the Pacific Ocean.

Apollo 11 mission. From their spacecraft, the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission transmitted live televised images of their exploit

Apollo 11 Mission. Historic photograph of astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin standing in front of the lunar module "EAGLE" during the famous "Moon Walk" on July 20, 1969

Apollo 11 mission. Historical view of the recovery of the astronauts from the Apollo 11 capsule in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

The impressive silhouette of the Saturn V rocket rises into the Florida sky.

Apollo 11 mission. The EAGLE module seen from the COLUMBIA command and service module.

Exceptional and rare aerial view of the Florida sky as the SATURNE V rocket of the APOLLO 11 mission emerges from its impressive assembly hall

HISTORIC APOLLO 11 MISSION. Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN deploys the Lunar Seismograph in front of the "EAGLE" lunar module, next to the American flag.

APOLLO 11 mission. Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN standing in front of the American flag.