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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. descends lunar module ladder.

Apollo 11

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, begins to descend the steps of the lunar module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.

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