James Lovell or Frank Borman (Gemini VII)
First photograph of the Moon taken by humans from space: full Moon rising over the Earth horizon, 4-18 December 1965
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1965, numbered "NASA S-65-63852" in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm
An extremely rare photograph of the full Moon over the Indian Ocean, not published after the mission, seen from the Gemini VII spacecraft during its historic 14-day mission in space.
“Once the Apollo program was under way, it dawned on me that soon somebody was going to be taking a picture of the Earth from the Moon, so I took this picture of the Moon. When we got there on Apollo 8, we took the Earthrise photograph; they were like before-and-after pictures.”
James Lovell (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 55)
“The Moon varied greatly during the 2 weeks of flight. Jim [Lovell] took this picture of the full Moon as a symbol of our next goal in manned space flight, the lunar landing. I think it also dramatizes the difference between mere orbital flight and the future adventures that will take Man a quarter of a million miles into the ocean of space.”
Frank Borman (Cortright, p. 155)
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 14:29
- Realized price: **
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EUR 780.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,200.- to EUR 1,800.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 600.-
James Lovell or Frank Borman (Gemini VII)
First photograph of the Moon taken by humans from space: full Moon rising over the Earth horizon, 4-18 December 1965
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1965, numbered "NASA S-65-63852" in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm
An extremely rare photograph of the full Moon over the Indian Ocean, not published after the mission, seen from the Gemini VII spacecraft during its historic 14-day mission in space.
“Once the Apollo program was under way, it dawned on me that soon somebody was going to be taking a picture of the Earth from the Moon, so I took this picture of the Moon. When we got there on Apollo 8, we took the Earthrise photograph; they were like before-and-after pictures.”
James Lovell (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 55)
“The Moon varied greatly during the 2 weeks of flight. Jim [Lovell] took this picture of the full Moon as a symbol of our next goal in manned space flight, the lunar landing. I think it also dramatizes the difference between mere orbital flight and the future adventures that will take Man a quarter of a million miles into the ocean of space.”
Frank Borman (Cortright, p. 155)
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 27.09.2023 - 14:29 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | Online |
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