The Eagle Has Landed, The Flight of Apollo 11, 1969

Through television, motion picture and still photography, this film provides an "eye-witness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission that put a human on the moon in July 1969.

Read about the moon landing and all the activity surrounding Apollo's mission with an article from Prologue's archives: http://www.archives.gov/publications/...

Transcript (PDF): https://www.archives.gov/files/social-media/transcripts/transcript-eagle-has-landed-1969-45017.pdf

CREATED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - )

Series: Headquarters' Films Relating to Aeronautics, compiled 1962 - 1981
Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006

PRODUCTION DATE: 1969

SUMMARY
This film tells the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight events of the mission from launching through post-recovery activities of Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Through television, motion picture and still photography, the film provides an "eye-witness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission.

This film has received the following awards: the Certificate of Exhibition; Edinburgh Film Festival, 1969; Certificate of Merit, American Science Film Association, 1969; Gold Camera, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, 1970; and Ionosphere Aware, Atlanta International Film Festival, 1970.

REPOSITORY:
National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

For information about ordering reproductions of moving images held by the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, visit: https://www.archives.gov/research/motion-pictures/order-copies

MORE INFORMATION:
More information is available in the National Archives online catalog:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45017

National Archives Identifier: 45017
Local Identifier: 255-HQ-194