[APOLLO 11] ALDRIN DEPLOYING EASEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 11] 

ALDRIN DEPLOYING EASEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. 20 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 8 3/4 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark, press caption printed in purple to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-40-5931” printed in upper left margin in red; two small pieces of tape to verso.

An image capturing Buzz Aldrin preparing to deploy the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the lunar surface. The package consisted of three experiments: the Laser Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR); Passive Seismic Experiment; and Solar Wind Composition Experiment.