The star chart used by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission is seen on display at Bonhams auction house in New York July 12, 2009. Bonhams New York will be presenting a sale entirely devoted to the history of man's exploration of space on July 16. The sale coincides with the week of the 40th anniversary of man?s landing on the Moon and consists of items acquired either directly from the astronauts or that were originally in their collections. Picture taken July 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY) 

SPACE-MOON/ - Feature graphic explaining the 1969 NASA mission to first land man on the Moon. With mission profile, 3D diagram detailing mission events on the surface and illustrations of the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules. RNGS. (SIN01) 

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB rocket lifts off the foggy launch pad 36B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, early February 3, 2005. The Atlas/Centaur carried a clandestine satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch marked the final mission from this launch pad which has a long history of successes such as the Lunar Surveyor paving the way for Apollo missions to land on the moon. REUTERS/Thom Rogers Thom Rogers 

Thais dressed in astronauts suits draw attention from bus passengers on
the streets of Bangkok September 13, 2002 during a promotion for a
local cable TV channel's showing of a documentary on the authenticity
of Apollo 11's 1969 mission to the moon. An independent filmmaker was
punched by Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin in Beverly Hills
earlier this week as he confronted the veteran astronaut on whether the
Apollo 11 mission actually landed on the moon, or was faked.
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Robert Smith, from Pittsburgh, PA., poses for a photo in front of a painting of the first moon walk at the Air and Space Museum, July 17. July 20 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission.
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Robert Smith, from Pittsburgh, PA., poses for a photo in front of a painting of the first moon walk at the Air and Space Museum, July 17. July 20 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission.

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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin holds a bald eagle during a celebration of the mission which took man to the moon for the first time on the 30th anniversary of the flight at the Kennedy Space Center July 17. At left is astronaut Walter Cunningham who flew aboard Apollo 7. When the craft landed on the moon, the crew radioed back that "The Eagle Has Landed.

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Mission specialist Michel Tognini of France prepares to leave the cockpit of his T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 after arriving with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. 

Mission Commander Eileen Collins listens as reporters ask questions after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission.
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Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks with journalists after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. [Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969.] Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission.
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The crew of space shuttle Columbia mission STS-93 takes part in a press conference after they arrived aboard individual T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 to prepare for launch. Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969. The astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission, and are, from the left: Michel Tognini of France, Steven Hawley, Catherine Coleman, Pilot Jeffrey Ashby and Commander Eileen Collins. Collins is the first female shuttle commander.

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Mission specialist Michel Tognini of France prepares to leave the cockpit of his T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 after arriving with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969. Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission.

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Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks with journalists after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969. Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission.

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Mission Commander Eileen Collins listens as reporters ask questions after she exited her T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 as she arrived with other crewmembers to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins is the first female commander of a space shuttle. Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969. Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission. PP05050209 JLS 

French astronaut Michel Tognini exits his T-38 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center July 16 after he arrived with other crew members to prepare for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Columbia is scheduled for launch on July 20, the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing in 1969. Astronauts are expected to deploy the Chandra X-Ray observatory on the five-day mission.

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FILE PHOTO JULY 1969 - Close-up view of an Apollo 11 astronaut's footprint in the lunar soil photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular acitivty on the moon in this July 1969 file photo. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon).

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UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Apollo 11 astronauts (L-R) Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edward "Buzz Aldrin pose in this file photo. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon).

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JULY 1969 FILE PHOTO - Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon in this July, 1969 file photo. He had just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP); beyond it is the Laser Ranging RetroReflector (LR-3); in the center background is the United States flag; in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera; in the far right background is the Lunar Module. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. July 16 marks the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch.

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JULY 1969 FILE PHOTO - Astronaut Edwin F. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, faces the camera as he walks on the Moon during Apollo 11 extra vehicular activity in this file photograph. The plexiglass of his helmet reflects back the scene in front of him, such as the Lunar Module and Astronaut Neil Armstrong, taking his picture. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon).

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Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon welcomes the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet in the Pacific Ocean in this July 1969 file photo. Already confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility are, from left: Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon).

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UNDATED FILE PICTURE - Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit, with his helmet. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon).

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- UNDATED FILE PHOTO - The crew for the Apollo 12 manned lunar landing mission, from left; Charles " Pete" Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, and Alan L. Bean, stand near their launch vehicle in this undated file photo. [Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon, died July 8 in Ojai, California at the age of 69 from injuries resulting from crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.] 

- FILE PHOTO 22SEP69 - The crew for the Apollo 12 manned lunar landing mission, from left; Charles " Pete" Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, and Alan L. Bean, stand near a mock-up of the Lunar Lander in this file picture. [Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon, died July 8 in Ojai, California at the age of 69 from injuries resulting from crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.] 

- UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., Prime Crew Commander of the Apollo 12 Lunar Landing Mission, stands near a mock-up of the Lunar Lander in this undated file picture. [Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon from the Apollo 12 mission, died July 8 in Ojai, California at the age of 69 from injuries resulting from crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. ] 

- FILE PHOTO JULY 1969 - The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit in this July, 1969 file photo. Astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command/Service Module in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon) 

- UNDATED FILE PHOTO - A close-up view of the lunar rocks contained in the second Apollo 11 sample return container are shown in this undated file picture. The rock box was opened for the first time in the Vacuum Laboratory of the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory, on August 5, 1969. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO JULY 1969 - Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon welcomes the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet in the Pacific Ocean in this July 1969 file photo. Already confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility are, from left: Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO JULY 1969 - Close-up view of an Apollo 11 astronaut's footprint in the lunar soil photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular acitivty on the moon in this July 1969 file photo. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO JULY 1969 - Astronaut Edwin F. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, faces the camera as he walks on the Moon during Apollo 11 extra vehicular activity in this file photograph. The plexiglass of his helmet reflects back the scene in front of him, such as the Lunar Module and Astronaut Neil Armstrong, taking his picture. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO 20JUL69 - Apollo astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descends the steps of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder as he prepares to walk on the Moon in this July 29, 1969 file photo. This picture was taken by fellow astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Apollo 11 astronauts (L-R) Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edward "Buzz Aldrin pose in this file photo. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- UNDATED FILE PICTURE - Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit, with his helmet. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PICTURE 16JUL69 - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E."Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., aboard at 9:32 a.m. EDT, July 16, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO 16JUL69 - On July 16, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the mammoth-sized Saturn V rocket on their way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Cmdr. Armstrong and pilot Aldrin landed the spacecraft, Eagle, on the moon's Sea of Tranquility on July 20. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 16 (launch) and July 20 (landing on the moon). 

- FILE PHOTO DECEMBER 1972 - Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, on December 19, 1972, humans returned from another celestial body for the last time following the last Apollo mission. In this file photo, the Apollo 17 command module, with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, nears splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean to conclude the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. This overhead view was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred December 19, 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands.
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- FILE PHOTO DECEMBER 1972 - Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, on December 19, 1972, humans returned from another celestial body for the last time following the last Apollo mission. In this file photo, astronaut Eugene Cernan walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) near the U.S. flag at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of Apollo 17. The photograph was taken by astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Cernan was the last human being to step on the moon as he was entered the Lunar Module after Schmitt for the return flight to earth. ? QUALITY DOCUMENT 

- FILE PHOTO DECEMBER 1972 - Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, on December 19, 1972, humans returned from another celestial body for the last time following the last Apollo mission. This file photo shows the Apollo 17 command module, with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, after splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean to conclude the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. The prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Ticonderoga, is in the background as a U.S. Navy swimmer stands on the flotation collar. The splashdown occurred December 19, 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands.
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- FILE PHOTO DECEMBER 1972 - Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, on December 19, 1972, humans returned from another celestial body for the last time following the last Apollo mission. This file photo is a wide-angle view of the Taurus-Littrow landing site of Apollo 17. To the left in the background is the Lunar Module and to the right is the Lunar Roving vehicle as a crewmember is photographed between the two points. The shadow of the astronaut taking the photograph can be seen in the right foreground.
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- FILE PHOTO DECEMBER 1972 - Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, on December 19, 1972, humans returned from another celestial body for the last time following the last Apollo mission. In this file photo, the three Apollo 17 crewmen arrive aboard the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Ticonderoga, to conclude the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. They are Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan (waving), Harrison H. Schmitt (on Cernan's left), and Ronald E. Evans (standing in back). VIPs, dignitaries, officials and Navy personnel give the three crewmen a red-carpet welcome. The splashdown occurred December 19, 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands.
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FILE PHOTO 19 JUL 69 - Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Moon-landing Mission, practices for the historic event in a lunar module simulation before the launch in this June 1969 file photo. Armstrong now lives on a farm in Ohio, has an unlisted phone number and shuns the many celebrations of the day 25 years ago when he stepped onto the lunar surface. Armstong turns 64 on August 5th 

FILE PHOTO 20JUL69 - Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, poses beside the deployed flag of the United States during the Apollo XI moon landing July 20, 1969. The lunar module is at left and the footprints of the astronauts are visible in the foreground. July 1994 marks the 25th anniversary of man's walk on the moon 

FILE PHOTO 21JULY69 - The Apollo II Lunar Nodule ascent stage, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin on board, photographed above the moon's surface July 21, 1969 from the Apollo's Command and Service Nodule. The earth is seen rising over the moon's horizon. 1994 marks the 25th anniversary of man's landing on the moon