Today is National Moon Day, commemorating the day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. Eleven other astronauts have gone on to follow in his bootsteps, including Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, who took these historic photos during the Apollo 15 moon mission in 1971. We’ve stitched together their images to create this composite panorama of the landing site, where they spent three days conducting research. (If only they had selfie sticks back then.) Look for the ‘play’ button on our homepage to hear actual transmissions between the crew and the Mission Control Center in Houston.
Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
Today in History
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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A wonder in winter
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Short-eared owl
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American Eagle Day
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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The Bahamas
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Work out on your way to work
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A tree of many memories
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An ice cap-puccino
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Step into the dark
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Into the woods
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Brotherly cubs
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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Polar Bear Week
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Summer solstice
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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