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[Apollo 11]

Eagle's Return from the Lunar Surface. Large Color Photograph Signed and Inscribed by CMP Michael Collins

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July 15, 02:00 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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2,000 USD

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[Apollo 11]

Eagle's Return from the Lunar Surface

Color photograph, 16 x 20 in., SIGNED and INSCRIBED in black ink by Michael Collins: "Lunar Module / LM-5 ‘Eagle’ / Michael Collins / Apollo XI / July 1969."

A striking image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module’s return, with Armstrong and Aldrin aboard, photographed on July 21, 1969, by Michael Collins 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.