[APOLLO 11] LM EAGLE'S ASCENT STAGE, INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 21 JULY 1969.

[APOLLO 11] 

LM EAGLE'S ASCENT STAGE. 21 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic print, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-44-6642” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning.

INSCRIBED and SIGNED by MICHAEL COLLINS: "'EAGLE" RETURNING TO "COLUMBIA" | MICHAEL COLLINS | APOLLO XI | CMP | JULY 1969'.  

A striking image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with Commander Neil Armstrong and LMP Buzz Aldrin aboard, photographed from the CMS during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The large, dark-colored area visible in the background is Smyth's Sea, with the Earth rising above the lunar horizon.