Moon Exploration Missions

Images of astronauts on the moon during historic Apollo missions, showcasing lunar rovers, experiments, and iconic moments, in monochrome and color.

Astronaut walking on the moon, John W. Young, Apollo 16 Mission, April 1972
Astronaut walking on the moon, John W. Young, Apollo 16 Mission, April 1972
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cool pictures of astronauts on the moon
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Artist Pat Rawlings' conception of the different types of machinery that will likely be needed in the future Lunar Crane
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James Irwin (1930-1991) moonwalking during the Apollo 15 mission, 1971. Artist: Unknown
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Moon Surface
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This 70mm frame, showintg the Apollo 17 Command/Service Modules (CSM) backdropped against the Taurus-Littrow landing site, was exposed from the lunar module (LM) prior to the LM's touchdown on the lunar surface.
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Astronaut walking in space with moon background - 3d rendering. Astronaut walking in space with moon background
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Cosmonaut on a swing in space
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First Earth Rise, Apollo 8, 1968, #60 Apollo 8 mission. 1968. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Astronomy, Astronomical photography, Apollo 8 (Spacecraft)
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1960s NASA ILLUSTRATION FANTASY SPACECRAFT SPACESHIP LANDING PLANET SCI-FI SCIENCE FICTION SPACE TRAVEL
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An astronaut surveys his situation on a barren and rocky moon.
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3d cartoon astronauts exploring a planet with portals in outer space
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CAPRICORN ONE (1978), directed by PETER HYAMS.
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Lunar landing module
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AS14-64-9127 (5-6 Feb. 1971) --- A close-up view of lunar soil, showing bootprints made by the Apollo 14 astronauts during extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Also visible are tracks made by the modularized equipment transporter (MET) and deployed gnomon. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) to explore the moon, while astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.
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Spaceman
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AS16-116-18671 (23 April 1972) --- Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, works at the Shadow Rock , discovered during the missions third extravehicular activity (EVA) in the area of North Ray Crater (Station 13), April 23, 1972. The scoop, a geological hand tool, leans against the rock. This view was exposed by astronaut John W. Young, commander. The two moon-exploring crew men sampled this rock, which got its name because of a permanently shadowed area it protected. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the Apollo 16 Lunar Module (LM) Orion to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) Casper in lunar orbit.
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Astronauts preparing to leave a work site on the lunar surface
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(31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, standing on the slope of Hadley Delta, uses a 70mm camera during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.
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Apollo 17 - A Large Boulder on the Moon
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An astronaut playing with a sand pail and shovel on the moon
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AS12-46-6728 (19 Nov. 1969) --- Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 mission, is about to step off the ladder of the Lunar Module to join astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., mission commander, in extravehicular activity (EVA). Conrad and Bean descended in the Apollo 12 LM to explore the moon while astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.
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Two astronauts on the moon, a blank white flag in between them
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S72-55298 (13 Dec. 1972) --- The two moon-exploring Apollo 17 crewmen are seen walking beside a large boulder during the third extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. They are scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt (in front), lunar module pilot; and astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander. This black and white reproduction was taken from a color television transmission made by the color RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.
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An astronaut walking on the moon, rear view, low section
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Apollo 11 boot print on the Moon. July 20, 1969.
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Alan Shepard Poses with An American Flag During Apollo 14
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An astronaut rolling a drum of toxic material on the moon surface
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An American flag on the moon
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jsc2008e040725 - Panorama view of Apollo 11 Lunar surface photos taken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong at Tranquility Base of a crater Armstrong noted during the Lunar Module descent. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 11 images starting with frame AS11-40-5954 through end frame AS11-40-5961. The panoramic images received minimal retouching by NASA imagery specialists, including the removal of lens flares that were problematic in stitching together the individual frames and blacking out the sky to the lunar horizon. These adjustments were made based on observations of the Moon walkers who reported that there are no stars visible in the sky due to the bright lunar surface reflection of the Sun.
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Lunar city in glass dome. Earthrise view
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CAPSTONE is expected to be the first CubeSat to fly in cislunar space - the orbital space near and around the Moon. The mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution at the Moon from a near rectilinear halo orbit slated for Artemis Gateway.
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Ames Robotics Laboratory, T-1 Robot in 'sandbox'
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Abstract of the Moon and Earth
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Astronaut in space, illustration.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Apollo 13 backup Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, left, scoops up soil at the Kennedy Space Center while backup Commander John Young looks on.
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Astronauts work on a space station while the sun rises on an Earth-like planet.
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AS14-66-9325 (5 Feb. 1971) --- The third United States flag to be deployed on the lunar surface, footprints, wheel tracks and the Rickshaw -type portable workbench, as seen by the two moon-exploring astronauts from inside the Lunar Module (LM), give evidence of a busy first extravehicular activity (EVA) period. The two-wheeled cart is the Apollo modularized equipment transporter (MET), covered with a sheet of foil material to protect the cameras and rock box between EVAs. While astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the LM, astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.
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Martian Surface after Phoenix's Conductivity Measurements
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1960S Footprint Of First Step On Moon'S Surface From Apollo 11 Mission
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott operates the battery-powered Lunar Surface Drill during a training exercise at a man-made replica of the Moon's Hadley-Apennine region at the Kennedy Space Center. During his upcoming mission, scheduled to begin no earlier than July 26, 1971, Scott will drill to a depth of about 10 feet to obtain lunar surface core samples and conduct the Heat Flow Experiment. This experiment is designed to measure the rate of heat loss from the interior of the Moon. Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin will accompany Scott on the surface while Astronaut Alfred M. Worden will pilot the Command Module while in lunar orbit.
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AS12-47-6898 (19 Nov. 1969) --- A close-up view of the Solar Wind Composition device. Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, took this photograph, after having deployed the device. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander, and Bean descended in the Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM) to explore the moon, while astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot, remained in lunar orbit with the Command and Service Modules (CSM).
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Apollo 11 - Landing Gear of a Lunar Module on the Moon
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Astronauts Neil Alden Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Apollo 11 Mission, July 20, 1969
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Artwork of the Chinese flag on the moon.
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Apollo 17. Lunar foot prints on the moon.
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1960S Astronaut Montage Portrait Moon Space Helmet Uniform Outer
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Glycine molecules on a dead planet, illustration
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S71-43942 (2 Aug. 1971) --- This view is the second of a series of three mosaic photographs which compose a 360-degree panoramic view of the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine landing site, taken near the close of the third and final lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) by astronauts David R. Scott, commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. This group of photographs was designated the Rover RIP Pan because the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was parked in its final position prior to the two crew men returning to the Lunar Module (LM). The astronaut taking the pan was standing about 325 feet east of the LM. The LRV was parked about 300 feet east of the LM. This mosaic covers a field of view from about southeast to about west by northwest. Visible on the horizon from left to right are Sliver Spur on the Apennine Front; Hadley Delta Mountain and St. George Crater; Bennett Hill; and the LM. The other two views which compose the 360-degree pan are S71-43940 and S71-43943.
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This is a graphic illustration created at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Missouri, June 22, 2022. This graphic was created to celebrate the anniversary of the first moon landing. (U.S. Army National Guard illustration by Spc. Rose Di Trolio) (This image was created using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.)