Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)
Alan Shepard taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro, as seen from the LM pilot window, EVA 1, 31 January-9 February 1971
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, (NASA AS14-66-9230), with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso. (NASA/Kodak), 20,3 x 25,4 cm
Alan Shepard makes a dream come true as he is taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro ten years after becoming the first american in space on May 5, 1961.
Shepard is lowering his gold-plated outer visor against the glare of the lunar Sun.
From the mission transcript as Alan Shepard took his first steps on the Moon (photograph taken at T+ 113:52:32 after launch):
113:50:52 McCandless (Mission Control): Beautiful! We can see you coming down the ladder right now. It looks like you’re about on the bottom step. (Pause) And on the surface. Not bad for an old man.
113:51:26 Shepard: Okay, you’re right. (referring to himself in the third person) Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here. (Pause) Well, I can see the reason we have a tilt is because we landed on a slope. The landing gear struts appear to be about evenly depressed. [...]
Literature:
National Geographic, July 1971; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 114; Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences, Chaikin, pg. 56.
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 16:49
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EUR 1,300.-
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EUR 800.- to EUR 1,200.-
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EUR 100.-
Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)
Alan Shepard taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro, as seen from the LM pilot window, EVA 1, 31 January-9 February 1971
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, (NASA AS14-66-9230), with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso. (NASA/Kodak), 20,3 x 25,4 cm
Alan Shepard makes a dream come true as he is taking his first steps on the Moon at Fra Mauro ten years after becoming the first american in space on May 5, 1961.
Shepard is lowering his gold-plated outer visor against the glare of the lunar Sun.
From the mission transcript as Alan Shepard took his first steps on the Moon (photograph taken at T+ 113:52:32 after launch):
113:50:52 McCandless (Mission Control): Beautiful! We can see you coming down the ladder right now. It looks like you’re about on the bottom step. (Pause) And on the surface. Not bad for an old man.
113:51:26 Shepard: Okay, you’re right. (referring to himself in the third person) Al is on the surface. And it’s been a long way, but we’re here. (Pause) Well, I can see the reason we have a tilt is because we landed on a slope. The landing gear struts appear to be about evenly depressed. [...]
Literature:
National Geographic, July 1971; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 114; Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences, Chaikin, pg. 56.
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 - 16:49 |
Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
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