NASA - Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11, July 21, 1969. Buzz Aldrin's footprint on the lunar surface. Vintage chromogenic print on "A Kodak Paper". "A Kodak Paper". 20.2 x 20.2 cm Buzz Aldrin's footprint bears witness to the density of the lunar soil. The absence of wind on the Moon's surface ensures that the footprints left by the various missions disappear very slowly.