Apollo 11 History Archive Helps Virtual Reality Program Come to Life
AS11-40-5874 (20 July 1969) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM the "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.
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Apollo 11 VR, a virtual reality experience, enables users to relive the Apollo 11 mission by taking some of the first steps on the moon. If you’ve ever tried it, it’s likely that you are or you know a video game aficionado who has invested in a headset and other equipment designed to get the most out of virtual reality. Believe it or not, Apollo 11 VR wouldn’t have been possible without the vast amounts of information NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration posts on publicly accessible websites.