This is the original August 8, 1969, LIFE magazine with coverage of the Lunar Apollo II moon landing. “Men On The Moon” displays color and black and white (B&W) photographs of the triumphant Apollo 11 mission that the infamous astronauts photographed while on the lunar surface (pgs. 18-29).
As Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins reached out for destiny all those years ago, 500 million people around the world watched in awe as the grainy black-and-white television footage beamed back to Earth from the cold surface of the moon. LIFE’s “On the Moon” showed people what it looked like, and what it felt like, to be a part of it—for the three men who flew, and for the countless others on Earth who watched, and marveled, and willed the trio safely back home.
Other various and interesting articles of interest are included below:
- The Presidency: A Half Farewell to Asia
- Gallery: Niklas Deak’s Apocalypse
- Reviews: Museum of Primitive Art
- Collection at the Metropolitan
- Letters to the Editors
- Column: In Dread of Knowing More
- Men On The Moon: Color pictures of the triumphant Apollo 11 mission shot by the astronauts on the lunar surface (pgs. 18-29)
- Editorials
- Everybody Lives At Watergate
- Medicine: Psychiatry gets off the couch and hits the streets
- Vietnam: The long last month before a GI goes home
- Great Dinners Part 64: A Dandy Chicken in Aspic
- Birds Fit For A Future King: A classy selection of possible mates for the Prince of Wales
The magazine measures 13-3/4” H x 10-1/3” W x 1/4” D and has 62 color and B&W pages and is in very good condition. The pages show some discoloration from normal aging. The front cover has the original mailing sticker. This special issue of LIFE magazine would make a great addition for NASA historians, collectors, history enthusiasts, teachers, gifts, or for your own information.