The expended Saturn SIVB third stage drifting through space; the Earth from 6,500 nautical miles away, during translunar coast, December 21-27, 1968
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ID 468919
Lot 209 | The expended Saturn SIVB third stage drifting through space; the Earth from 6,500 nautical miles away, during translunar coast, December 21-27, 1968
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
James Lovell
The expended Saturn SIVB third stage drifting through space after separation from the Command Module during translunar coast
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, 003:22:12 GET
Set of three vintage chromogenic prints; the first on fiber-based GAF paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “68-HC-874” on the verso [NASA AS8-14-2582]; the second and third on fiber-based Kodak paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) and with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA / North American Rockwell) [AS8-14-2583 and AS8-14-2584]
209 b
William Anders
The Earth from 6,500 nautical miles away during translunar coast
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, 003:36:20 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak Paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA / North American Rockwell) [NASA AS8-16-2589]
The Atlantic Ocean and the west coast of Africa are visible in this photograph taken with the 80mm lens.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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