NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 1
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 2
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 3
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 4
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 5
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 6
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 7
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 8
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 9
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 10
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 11
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 12
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 13
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 14
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 15
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 16
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 17
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 18
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 19
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 20
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 21
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 22
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 23
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 24
NASA. Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988 - photo 1

Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988

Lot 211
28.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 211 | Liftoff: a group of eight pre-launch and launch photographs for the Space Shuttle "Discovery", Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4-September 29, 1988
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
i. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" on the launchpad, view from across the cape, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

ii. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" rollout to launch complex 39, pad B, Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 4, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-88PC-678' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

iii. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" lowered down beside the solid rocket boosters and external tank, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 2, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-88PC-707' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

iv. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" on the launchpad, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 4, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-88PC-678' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

v. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" rollout, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 15, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-388C-2909/1' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

vi. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery", main engines firing during Critical Flight Readiness test, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 18, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

vii. The Space Shuttle Orbiter "Discovery", main engines firing during Critical Flight Readiness test, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 18, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

viii. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" lowered down beside the solid rocket boosters and external tank, Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 2, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S20 (S) 022' with indistinct NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso
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