Technology made it so...

The classic Moon photos are classic for a reason. "Earthrise" had shown earthlings their jewel-like world in its true context. Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface with Armstrong and the Eagle reflected in his mask may be the greatest picture ever taken.

But some of the not-as-oft seen images of these missions are equally majestic in their portrayal of the United States' stunning technological feat. Here, for example, is a machine from Earth flying around the Moon- like in the Bonestell pictures.