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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin makes sandwich in zero gravity condition

1969-07-22

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

S69-39724 (22 July 1969) --- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Apollo 11 lunar module pilot, performs for his Earth-bound television audience, in this color reproduction taken from a TV transmission, from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its trans-Earth journey home from the moon. Aldrin illustrates how to make a sandwich under zero-gravity conditions. When this picture was made, Apollo 11 was approximately 137,000 nautical miles from Earth, traveling at a speed of about 4,300 feet per second. Also, aboard the spacecraft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; and Michael Collins, command module pilot.

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  • Title: Astronaut Edwin Aldrin makes sandwich in zero gravity condition
  • Date Created: 1969-07-22
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: rlobrie1
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