Description
Buzz Aldrin Salutes the U.S. Flag captures a defining moment of Apollo 11 at Tranquility Base. Aldrin stands beside the newly deployed flag, surrounded by the stark lunar surface and the deep black sky.
Neil Armstrong made the photograph during the mission’s extravehicular activity on July 20, 1969. Beyond its documentary importance, the image remains a powerful portrait of human presence on another world.
Produced from NASA Johnson Space Center’s 4,400 × 4,600 high-resolution scan of AS11-40-5874, every offered paper and framed-and-matted size remains above 300 PPI. No canvas size is included because the approved canvas range would fall below the quality standard.
