#apollo missions

View of the Earth from Apollo 11 during the Trans-lunar coast, about ten hours into the mission. The spacecraft, with the Lunar Module now extracted and the S-IVB stage discarded, was already about 56,000 miles from the Earth when this photo was taken. NASA photo ID AS11-36-5337

Buzz Aldrin photographed by Neil Armstrong, early during the Apollo 11 EVA. NASA photo ID AS11-40-5873

Near the end of flight day one, the Apollo 15 crew took this photo of the receding Earth from a distance of about 55,000 miles. Apollo 15 marked the 7th time humans had traveled beyond low Earth orbit (the first time being the historic voyage of Apollo 8 in December, 1968). // NASA Photo ID AS15-91-12344

Apollo 15 S-IVB stage with Lunar Module Falcon awaiting extraction. Photo taken on day one of flight, about 3 1/2 hours after launch, and about 40 minutes following the Trans-Lunar Injection burn. // NASA Photo ID AS15-91-12331

Apollo 15 - Hadley Rille from orbit // NASA Photo ID AS15-87-11719