Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Michael Collins, and Wernher von Braun Signed Earthrise Photograph.

ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; John Glenn; Wernher von Braun; et al.

Item Number: 127934

Rare autograph page signed by over 30 astronauts including Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Michael Collins and Wernher von Braun. Matted and framed with a large format photograph of ‘Earthrise’, the photograph taken from the lunar surface by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 11 Mission. One page, the autograph page is signed by Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Michael Collins, Wernher von Braun, Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov, Tom Stafford, Fred W. Haise, Vance Brand, Deke Slayton, Ken Mattingly, Bill Anders, Scott Carpenter, Paul Weitz, Jack Swigert, Bruce McCandless II, Story Musgrave, Stu Roosa, Bill Pogue, Harrison H. Schmitt, Bob Crippen, Don Peterson, Richard H. Truly, Karl G. Heinze, William Thornton, Myron S. Malkin, Tom England, Hank Hartsfield, Karol J. Bobko, Robert Parker, Joe Kerwin, Donald Holmquest,  Jack Lousma, Bob Overmyer, and others. In near fine condition. The entire pieces measures 25 inches by 31 inches. A unique collection of autographs.

Taken by American astronaut William Anders from lunar orbit on December 24th 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission, 'Earthrise' has become synonymous with the American space program and essentially marked the beginning of the environmental program. In Life's 100 Photographs that Changed the World, wilderness photographer Galen Rowell called Earthrise "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken". Fifty years to the day after taking the photo, William Anders observed, "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth." On July 20th 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the lunar surface. Six hours after landing, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later and the two spent over two hours collecting lunar materials. Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast on live TV to a worldwide audience, during which he uttered the historic phrase, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."