Gelatin print Period print - Worm Logo NASA 20,3 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch
Buzz ALDRIN stands in the lunar module Eagle, Neil ARMSTRONG the photograph during the descent of the module towards the Moon. The two astronauts must explore the Sea of Tranquility (in Latin Mare Tranquillitatis). It is an impact basin that was formed shortly after the formation of our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago. This photograph is famous both for fans of the conquest of space, as for watch lovers. Indeed, we can easily observe the watch that took with him Buzz ALDRIN, it is about a Omega Speedmaster Professional invented in 1959, tested by NASA in 1962 and which imposed itself against its competitors because of its reliability, its tightness and ease of reading the chrono. She equipped the first humans to explore the moon. In addition, this photograph is one of the few showing the interior of the Eagle Lunar Module. It has been used by space lovers to recreate this module thanks to the association of several photographs.