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Official color glossy 7.5 x 9.5 NASA photo (AS11-40-5949) of LMP Buzz Aldrin setting up the seismometer, part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP), on the lunar surface during the historic first lunar-landing mission, affixed to its original 11 x 14 cardstock mount, which is signed and inscribed in black ink in the lower border, "To Ray Caldiero, with appreciation for your friendship over the years – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” In very good to fine condition, with small corner bumps, a crease to the upper right area of the mount, and the photo partially detached but easily reattached. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked on October 29, 1984.
Ray Caldiero (1935-2024) was an aviation veteran who served as the publisher of Aviation Space and Technology Magazine before joining the Marriott Corporation, where he spent over 20 years. He later spent 12 years as Vice President of Northwest Airlines, leading sales and marketing, and then as Chairman of Aerospace Technologies Group, a leading developer of aircraft window shade systems. Caldiero’s passion for aviation included his involvement with the 2010 Legends of Aerospace tour, which aimed to boost the morale of U.S. military personnel overseas through interactions with distinguished astronauts. The tour featured presentations, personal stories, and memorabilia distribution, and culminated in a special ceremony where Neil Armstrong received honorary naval astronaut wings aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Given the postmark date of the envelope, Armstrong and Caldiero had been friends for over 25 years.
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