The LM Orion in lunar orbit; farside horizon after Descent Orbit Insertion; the CM Casper over the farside; Casper and Earthrise, April 16-27, 1972
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ID 469290
Lot 578 | The LM Orion in lunar orbit; farside horizon after Descent Orbit Insertion; the CM Casper over the farside; Casper and Earthrise, April 16-27, 1972
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
John Young, Ken Mattingly or Charles Duke
The lunar farside horizon seen from the spacecraft orbiting the Moon at low altitude after Descent Orbit Insertion maneuver
Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, orbit 3
Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-120-19191” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
578 b
John Young or Charles Duke
The Command Module Casper after undocking from the LM Orion over
the lunar farside
Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, orbit 12
Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-113-18280” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin
578 c
Ken Mattingly
The LM Orion in lunar orbit after undocking from the CM Casper
Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, orbit 12
Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso [NASA AS16-118-18894]
578 d
Charles Duke
The Command Module Casper and the Earth both emerging over the lunar horizon
Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, orbit 13, 098:10:45 GET
Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm
(8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-113-18286” in red in top margin (NASA MSC), with three filing holes in top margin
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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