40+ Moon Landing Photos 1969 Background. Humans walked on the moon on july 20, 1969. That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. so said neil armstrong on that momentous occasion on july 21, 1969 when he stepped onto the surface of the moon for the very first time…supposedly. The moon landings have been the source of scepticism for conspiracy theorists ever since astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon in 1969. There is also geological evidence from rocks brought back from the surface.
The photo in question is taken from the apollo 17 mission, which took place in late 1972.
Select from premium moon landing 1969 of the highest quality. Edt on july 16, with the world watching, apollo 11 took off from kennedy aldrin joined him on the moon's surface 19 minutes later, and together they took photographs of the terrain, planted a u.s. The moon landings have been the source of scepticism for conspiracy theorists ever since astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon in 1969. Hasselblad has reissued its 1969 press release and photographs of the first moon landing, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic event.