APOLLO 11] CSM COLUMBIA, INSCRIBED BY MIKE COLLINS. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 16-24 JULY 1969.

[APOLLO 11] 

CSM COLUMBIA WITH THE LUNAR SURFACE BELOW. 16-24 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic print, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-37-5444” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, slight curling.

INSCRIBED and SIGNED by MIKE COLLINS: "MICHAEL COLLINS | "COLUMBIA" PILOT | APOLLO XI | JULY 1969". 

The present image captures Command Module Columbia over the lunar surface as the Lunar Module pulls away before its descent to the Moon.