These include a 1969 ‘internal use only’ map marking the historic Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea of Tranquillity signed by Buzz Aldrin and a Philip’s map of the moon showing all six Apollo program landing sites signed by Neil Armstrong. The exhibition also features signed memorabilia that evokes the celebrity status of the astronauts. Air Force Lunar Wall Mosaic (1963), an amazingly detailed map compiled from thousands of photographs painstakingly joined to form the most accurate map of the moon to date. The Map House brings together a curated collection, including the U.S. The publication of moon maps was an important propaganda tool to promote the space race during the Cold War. Observatories and institutions assisted in producing highly detailed lunar maps, track charts and photographs. had begun, capturing the imaginations of millions around the world. The launch of Russia’s satellite Sputnik I in 1957 and the first manned space flight mission by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961, the space race between Russia and the U.S.
The exhibition, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969, includes rare early 17th and 18th Century observations of the moon from astronomers such as Athanasius Kircher and Jean-Dominique Cassini, important maps produced by NASA for lunar exploration, globes and signed material by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean and Jim Lovell.Ģ0th Century Lunar Maps, Globes & Memorabilia
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