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File:Earth from Apollo 11 after translunar injection.jpg

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English: This view of Earth showing clouds over water was photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft following translunar injection. While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.
Date 16 July 1969
Source http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/as11-36-5299.html ( direct link) ( JSC link)
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Shuttle.svg This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Centre of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: AS11-36-5299.
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