ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Apollo 11 'Eagle' Photograph.

Official NASA Photograph of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module 'Eagle'; Signed by Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins

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Rare official NASA photograph of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module 'Eagle.' Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the Apollo 11 'Eagle' soaring high above the surface of the moon, with the Earth visible in the background. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by "Neil Armstrong," "Buzz Aldrin," and "M. Collins." Mounted. In fine condition. The piece measures 19.75 inches by 15.5 inches. A stunning presentation. From the personal collection of NASA employee John ‘Pete’ Peterson, who served in various capacities of media relations at NASA and the Manned Spacecraft Center from about 1961 to about 1973. He first served as the head of News and Media Relations, reporting to Paul Haney, and later as a special assistant to several of the chief astronauts. Due to his military and media background in both WWII and the Korean wars, he befriended and became close to several of the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab astronaut crews.

On July 20th 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the lunar surface. Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later and the two spent over two hours collecting lunar materials. Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience, during which he uttered the historic phrase, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."