Jack Swigert or Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
The abandoned lifeboat LM Aquarius prior to Earth reentry, 11-17 April 1970
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1970, numbered "NASA AS13-59-8562" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, with numbered NASA caption on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
The Apollo 13 crew transferred in the Command Module and the abandoned Lunar Module was undocked just over an hour before splashdown and burned up on re-entry. Aquarius never landed on the Moon but saved the astronauts’ lives.
“Survive we did, but it was close. Our mission was a failure but I like to think it was a successful failure.”
James Lovell (NASA SP-350, p. 247)
From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:
141:30:05 Kerwin (Mission Control): Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you.
Expertin: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 16:46
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Jack Swigert or Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
The abandoned lifeboat LM Aquarius prior to Earth reentry, 11-17 April 1970
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1970, numbered "NASA AS13-59-8562" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, with numbered NASA caption on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
The Apollo 13 crew transferred in the Command Module and the abandoned Lunar Module was undocked just over an hour before splashdown and burned up on re-entry. Aquarius never landed on the Moon but saved the astronauts’ lives.
“Survive we did, but it was close. Our mission was a failure but I like to think it was a successful failure.”
James Lovell (NASA SP-350, p. 247)
From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:
141:30:05 Kerwin (Mission Control): Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you.
Expertin: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auktion: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
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