Who took the picture of Neil Armstrong? on the moon?

Question

Did someone take his picture, or was it an unmanned camera?
Who else was on Appollo 11, did all crew go on the moon?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Apollo_11_first_step.jpg
Ty

Answer 1

Sigh. For the zillionth time, there was a camera attached to one of the legs of he lunar lander, which Armstrong deployed before he started down the ladder. Later, both Armstrong and Aldrin were on the surface and able to video each other.

Answer 2

Neil Armstrong Pictures

Answer 3

Pictures Of Neil Armstrong

Answer 4

Don't they teach any history in school anymore?



The pictures of Neil as he moved down the lander and stepped on the moon were taken by the remote-control camera that had been secured in a niche in one of the lander's legs and was deployed from inside the capsule then aimed at the ladder.



Apollo 11 had 3 crew members:

- Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon

- Command Module Pilot Michael Collins remained on the orbiter as it orbited the moon

Answer 5

Right, here is a problem to solve. We are landing on the moon. We need to film it. So, we find a position where the camera will take the epic shot. Locate the camera there and we test it. We fit it to the real thing and fly it to the moon and Bingo! All that had to happen was Buzz had to flick a breaker and mission control get the images back from the remote dishes.



It is not so hard and many do the same today on youtube. They use remote camera's with no operator. Indeed many TV studios do the same for late night bulletins and taped and live weather reports. There are many applications for remote camera's.

Answer 6

That photo was taken by a remote-controlled camera mounted on the outside of the spacecraft.



The other two astronauts on Apollo 11 were Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Only Aldrin and Armstrong actually landed on the Moon; Collins remained in orbit with the command/service module portion of the spacecraft.

Answer 7

The photographer did not exist. First of all, there was never a photograph of his first step, but a television stream, second the television stream that recorded his first step was taken by a camera installed on a pallet at the side of the LM, called MESA (modular equipment stowage assembly). This pallet also contained the tools and replacement air filters for the space suits. The people who designed the spacecraft had not been that stupid, they knew that the tax payer wants to see that first step and thus simply did the most obvious: They placed a security camera at the best possible spot.

Answer 8

You're kidding, right?



The engineers who worked so hard to get Apollo 11 to the Moon were very interested in documenting the operation of their vehicle, in the environment for which it was designed. Naturally, they would provide a camera on the LM to show the hatch and egress ladders being used in their intended environment. The fact that the resulting images would be of an important historical event was not lost on them.



Why do people have such difficulty understanding this?

Answer 9

Sure there was a camera attached to the legs of the vehivle, only that one picture is taken from away

Answer 10

"Buzz" Aldrin was on the moon with Armstrong. There was also an automated camera mounted on the lander leg he climbed down on.

Answer 11

There was a camera attached to the lander.