25 Rare and Overlooked Images From the Famed Apollo 11 Mission

It was 53 years ago on this very day that NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon . We ’ve already seen the many famous pictures from that historical day , so we ’ve assemble 25 overlooked images that still capture the spirit and wonder of mankind ’s first trek to the lunar airfoil .

Apollo 11 launch from Cape Kennedy , Florida , on July 16 , 1969 , on an unprecedented nine - day mission to land on and explore the lunar surface . It score humanity ’s first chance to study the Moon in - person , so NASA was indisputable to send the bunch with an assortment of photographic camera and accessories . The result were spectacular , with the mission captivate hundreds of pic and picture , which NASA has made available through theApollo 11 Image Library .

On this , the 53rd day of remembrance of the first crewed Moon landing place , we scoured the archives to find images that did n’t make it to the paper or were otherwise bury . They may not be the best photos of Apollo 11 , but they ’re still goosebump - inducement .

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during Apollo 11.