Apollo 11: Photos by Armstrong and Aldrin

This plaque was attached to the lunar module ladder, which was left behind on the lunar surface. It reads,
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This plaque was attached to the lunar module ladder, which was left behind on the lunar surface. It reads, "Here men from the planet earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, A. D." It is signed by the three mission astronauts and President Richard Nixon.

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