50 beautiful photos of the Moon landing missions from the Project Apollo Archives

Astronauts on the Apollo Moon missions were equipped with a Swedish Hasselblad camera - here are some of the amazing photos they took from their journeys to the Moon.

Published: September 3, 2019 at 11:13 am

Astronauts who went on the Apollo Moon missions were equipped with a Swedish-madeHasselblad camera. Now, many of these photos have been made freely available via the Flickr accountProject Apollo Archives.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, we've picked out 50 of our favourites from the enormous 11,600-image collection, showing the barrenness of the Moon, the vastness of space and the humanity of the mission.

All images © NASA/Flickr/Project Apollo Archives

Apollo 7

1

AS07-3-1542

AS07-3-1542 Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 3/M - Earth Orbit
AS07-3-1542 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 3/M - Earth Orbit

2

AS07-4-1584

AS07-4-1584 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit
AS07-4-1584 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit

3

AS07-4-1596

AS07-4-1596 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit
AS07-4-1596 -Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit

4

AS07-4-1600

AS07-4-1600 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit
AS07-4-1600 -Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit

5

AS07-4-1602

AS07-4-1602 Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit
AS07-4-1602 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 4/N - Earth Orbit

6

AS07-11-2000

AS07-11-2000 - Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 11/P - Earth Orbit
AS07-11-2000 -Apollo 7 Hasselblad image from film magazine 11/P - Earth Orbit

Apollo 8

7

AS08-13-2329

AS08-13-2329 - Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 13/E - Lunar Orbit, Trans-Earth Coast
AS08-13-2329 -Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 13/E - Lunar Orbit, Trans-Earth Coast

8

AS08-16-2583

AS08-16-2583 - Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 16/A - Trans-Lunar Coast, Lunar Orbit
AS08-16-2583 -Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 16/A - Trans-Lunar Coast, Lunar Orbit

9

AS08-16-2628

AS08-16-2628 - Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 16/A - Trans-Lunar Coast, Lunar Orbit
AS08-16-2628 -Apollo 8 Hasselblad image from film magazine 16/A - Trans-Lunar Coast, Lunar Orbit

Apollo 9

10

AS09-20-3069

AS09-20-3069 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA
AS09-20-3069 -Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA

11

AS09-20-3079

AS09-20-3079 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA
AS09-20-3079 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA

12

AS09-20-3175

AS09-20-3175 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA
AS09-20-3175 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA

13

AS09-21-3207

AS09-21-3207 Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 21/B - Earth orbit, LM test flight
AS09-21-3207 - Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 21/B - Earth orbit, LM test flight

Apollo 10

14

AS10-34-5091

AS10-34-5091 Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 34/M - LM extraction, Lunar orbit, LM undocking & return
AS10-34-5091 - Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 34/M - LM extraction, Lunar orbit, LM undocking & return

15

AS10-35-5249

AS10-35-5249 Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 35/U - Lunar Orbit, Trans-Earth Coast
AS10-35-5249 - Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 35/U - Lunar Orbit, Trans-Earth Coast

16

AS10-34-5026

AS10-34-5026 Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 34/M - LM extraction, Lunar orbit, LM undocking & return
AS10-34-5026 - Apollo 10 Hasselblad image from film magazine 34/M - LM extraction, Lunar orbit, LM undocking & return

Apollo 11

17

AS11-36-5293

AS11-36-5293 Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 36/N - Trans-Lunar
AS11-36-5293 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 36/N - Trans-Lunar

18

AS11-40-5880

AS11-40-5880 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA
AS11-40-5880 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA

19

AS11-40-5903

AS11-40-5903 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA
AS11-40-5903 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA

20

AS11-40-5944

AS11-40-5944 - 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA
AS11-40-5944 - 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA

21

AS11-44-6550

AS11-44-6550 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 44/V - LM inspection, rendezvous
AS11-44-6550 - Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 44/V - LM inspection, rendezvous

Apollo 12

22

AS12-46-6718

AS12-46-6718 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 46/Y - EVA-1
AS12-46-6718 -Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 46/Y - EVA-1

23

AS12-46-6755

AS12-46-6755 Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 46/Y - EVA-1
AS12-46-6755 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 46/Y - EVA-1

24

AS12-47-6896

AS12-47-6896 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 47/V - EVA-1
AS12-47-6896 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 47/V - EVA-1

25

AS12-49-7207

AS12-49-7207 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 49/Z - EVA-2
AS12-49-7207 -Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 49/Z - EVA-2

26

AS12-49-7278

AS12-49-7278 Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 49/Z - EVA-2
AS12-49-7278 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 49/Z - EVA-2

27

AS12-55-8258

AS12-55-8258 - Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 55/EE - Orbital, Trans-Earth Coast
AS12-55-8258 -Apollo 12 Hasselblad image from film magazine 55/EE - Orbital, Trans-Earth Coast

Apollo 13

28

AS13-59-8562

AS13-59-8562 Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 59/R - Transfer from LM to CM; LM undocking prior to reentry
AS13-59-8562 - Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 59/R - Transfer from LM to CM; LM undocking prior to reentry

29

AS13-62-8885

AS13-62-8885 Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 62/JJ - Onboard
AS13-62-8885 - Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 62/JJ - Onboard

30

AS13-62-9004

AS13-62-9004 Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 62/JJ - Onboard
AS13-62-9004 - Apollo 13 Hasselblad image from film magazine 62/JJ - Onboard

Apollo 14

31

AS14-64-9173

AS14-64-9173 Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 64/LL - EVA-2
AS14-64-9173 - Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 64/LL - EVA-2

32

AS14-66-9304

AS14-66-9304 Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 66/II - EVA-1
AS14-66-9304 - Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 66/II - EVA-1

33

AS14-67-9385

AS14-67-9385 Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 67/JJ - EVA-1
AS14-67-9385 - Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 67/JJ - EVA-1

34

AS14-74-10206

AS14-74-10206 Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 74/N - LM inspection
AS14-74-10206 - Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 74/N - LM inspection

35

AS14-75-10316

AS14-75-10316 (Processed) Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 75/R - Lunar orbit
AS14-75-10316 - (Processed) Apollo 14 Hasselblad image from film magazine 75/R - Lunar orbit

Apollo 15

36

AS15-86-11602

AS15-86-11602 - Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 86/NN - EVA-1 & 2
AS15-86-11602 -Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 86/NN - EVA-1 & 2

37

AS15-86-11692

AS15-86-11692 - Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 86/NN - EVA-1 & 2
AS15-86-11692 - Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 86/NN - EVA-1 & 2

38

AS15-92-12450

AS15-92-12450 - Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 92/OO - EVA-2
AS15-92-12450 -Apollo 15 Hasselblad image from film magazine 92/OO - EVA-2

Apollo 16

39

AS16-113-18339

AS16-113-18339 - Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 113/A - Orbit & Post-Ldg
AS16-113-18339 - Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 113/A - Orbit & Post-Ldg

40

AS16-114-18388

AS16-114-18388 - Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 114/B (Color) EVA-1 & 2
AS16-114-18388 - Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 114/B (Color) EVA-1 & 2

41

AS16-117-18841

AS16-117-18841 - Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 117/F - EVA-3
AS16-117-18841 -Apollo 16 Hasselblad image from film magazine 117/F - EVA-3

Apollo 17

42

AS17-134-20387

AS17-134-20387 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 134/B - EVA-1 & 3
AS17-134-20387 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 134/B - EVA-1 & 3

43

AS17-134-20524

AS17-134-20524 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 134/B - EVA-1 & 3
AS17-134-20524 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 134/B - EVA-1 & 3

44

AS17-141-21600

AS17-141-21600 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 141/L - EVA-3
AS17-141-21600 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 141/L - EVA-3

45

AS17-145-22257

AS17-145-22257 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 145/D - EVA-2, Post-EVA-3 & Orbit
AS17-145-22257 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 145/D - EVA-2, Post-EVA-3 & Orbit

46

AS17-152-23273

AS17-152-23273 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 152/PP - Lunar orbit, Transearth coast, SIM Bay EVA / film retrieval
AS17-152-23273 -Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 152/PP - Lunar orbit, Transearth coast, SIM Bay EVA / film retrieval

47

AS17-152-23393

AS17-152-23393 - Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 152/PP - Lunar orbit, Transearth coast, SIM Bay EVA / film retrieval
AS17-152-23393 -Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 152/PP - Lunar orbit, Transearth coast, SIM Bay EVA / film retrieval

48

AS17-160-23996

AS17-160-23996 - Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 160/YY - lunar orbit, onboard
AS17-160-23996 -Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 160/YY - lunar orbit, onboard

49

AS17-163-24119

AS17-163-24119 - Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 163/TT - onboard
AS17-163-24119 -Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 163/TT - onboard

50

AS17-163-24170

AS17-163-24170 - Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 163/TT - onboard
AS17-163-24170 - Apollo 17 35mm image from film magazine 163/TT - onboard

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