Commemorative Poster, "That's One Small Step for a Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind," 1969
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Artifact Overview
This poster depicts Edwin A. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. walking on the moon's surface, a photo taken by Neil Armstrong. The quote at the bottom contains the line that Armstrong had intended to say on July 20, 1969: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Instead, his line came out "one small step for man."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1969
Subject Date
1969
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Orbit Publishing for Celestial Arts, San Francisco, California.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.90.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 35 in
Width: 23 in
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Three weeks after astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961, President Kennedy laid out a bold vision that America should commit itself to landing a man on the moon "before the decade is out." Many missions followed until, on July 20, 1969--just six months before the end of the decade--American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin A. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. became the first humans to set foot on the moon.