ARMSTRONG, Neil [Buzz Aldrin].
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
Neil Armstrong Inscribed Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package Photograph
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Rare official NASA photograph affixed to its original cardstock mount and signed by Neil Armstrong. Color glossy photograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin setting up the seismometer, part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP), on the lunar surface during the historic first lunar-landing mission. Inscribed by Neil Armstrong in black ink on the mount below the photograph, "To Ray Caldiero with appreciation for your friendship over the years - Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11." Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked on October 29, 1984. Ray Caldiero (1935-2024) was an aviation veteran who served as the publisher of Aviation Space and Technology Magazine before joining the Marriott Corporation, where he spent over 20 years. He later spent 12 years as Vice President of Northwest Airlines, leading sales and marketing, and then as Chairman of Aerospace Technologies Group, a leading developer of aircraft window shade systems. Caldiero's passion for aviation included his involvement with the 2010 Legends of Aerospace tour, which aimed to boost the morale of U.S. military personnel overseas through interactions with distinguished astronauts. The tour featured presentations, personal stories, and memorabilia distribution, and culminated in a special ceremony where Neil Armstrong received honorary naval astronaut wings aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Given the postmark date of the envelope, Armstrong and Caldiero had been friends for over 25 years. Triple matted and framed. In near fine condition with the mount in very good condition. The photograph measures 7.5 inches by 9.5 inches with the entire piece measuring 18.5 inches by 22.5 inches.
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent roughly two hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience. He described the event as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively proved US victory in the Space Race to demonstrate spaceflight superiority, by fulfilling 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."
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
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