Full crescent Earth from high apogee; splashdown of the unmanned Command Module, Apollo 4, November 9, 1967; ATS III camera system, October 1967
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ID 468891
Lot 181 | Full crescent Earth from high apogee; splashdown of the unmanned Command Module, Apollo 4, November 9, 1967; ATS III camera system, October 1967
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
Taken by an automatic Maurer 70mm camera aboard the unmanned Apollo 4 spacecraft
Full crescent Earth from high apogee
Apollo 4, November 9, 1967, 005:45:01 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based GAF paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Goddard caption on a separate page, numbered “NASA G-68-5817” in black in margin [NASA AS4-1-440]
181 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Safe splashdown of the unmanned Command Module after its high speed reentry into Earth's atmosphere
Apollo 4, November 9, 1967
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-67-49866” in red in top margin
181 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Engineer checking the camera system of the revolutionary geostationary satellite ATS III
ATS III, October 1967
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “67- H-1493” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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