Buzz leaves the LEM to walk on the moon!

photo: Neil Armstrong, courtesy NASA

Photo: Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., courtesy NASA

Buzz’s footprint...this iconic photo made the cover of LIFE magazine

Photo: Neil Armstrong, courtesy NASA

‘That’ famous shot of Man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin

The welcoming tickertape parade up Broadway in New York was the largest in the city’s history, with 4 million people attending. There was so much confetti at one point that the astronauts could barely see a thing

Not a Chrysler New Yorker, but a silly little utility cart

as Buzz and Lois leave the Freddie March air display

By the time they left, as you can see, there was no one around---just the security guy, Buzz, Lois...and me---no one in the vicinity realized who was whispering by them in this little cart...

Photo: Getty Images

Buzz heads for home after nearly two hours on the moon...”Magnificent desolation.”

Photo: Neil Armstrong, courtesy NASA