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Author	Topic: Photo of the week 960 (March 18, 2023)
heng44 Member Posts: 3657 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 03-17-2023 02:46 PM The ascent stage of LM-5 is nearing completion at the Grumman plant in Bethpage, New York, in January 1969. Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin flew LM-5 'Eagle' to a successful touchdown on the moon six months later.
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4513 From: England Registered: Feb 2001	posted 03-17-2023 03:35 PM Golden era personified. Thanks Ed.
Headshot Member Posts: 1193 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012	posted 03-17-2023 05:32 PM Great picture Ed.
perineau Member Posts: 357 From: FRANCE Registered: Jul 2007	posted 03-18-2023 05:13 AM Great photo and a reminder that almost 55 years later, we still haven't done better than those folks at Grumman!
LM-12 Member Posts: 3748 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010	posted 03-18-2023 05:38 AM The same month the crew was announced.
Jonnyed Member Posts: 594 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014	posted 03-18-2023 09:46 AM I remember as a kid seeing some of these photos (I was 6 at the time of the first moon landing) and thinking the people looked liked doctors in an operating room.

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