Tranquillity Base and the mountainous farside horizon first seen by humans; live TV pictures from lunar orbit: Christmas broadcast; “Genesis” reading, December 21-27, 1968 - photo 1

Tranquillity Base and the mountainous farside horizon first seen by humans; live TV pictures from lunar orbit: Christmas broadcast; “Genesis” reading, December 21-27, 1968

Lot 225
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 1 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 225 | Tranquillity Base and the mountainous farside horizon first seen by humans; live TV pictures from lunar orbit: Christmas broadcast; “Genesis” reading, December 21-27, 1968
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
225 a
Frank Borman

The mountainous lunar farside horizon first seen by humans

Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 8

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 AS8-14-2453]

225 b
Frank Borman

Tranquillity Base seen for the first time from manned lunar orbit

Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 8

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso, numbered “NASA AS8-17-2821” in black in top margin

225 c
Taken by a RCA TV camera aboard the spacecraft

Live TV picture of the Moon from lunar orbit; Christmas TV broadcast

Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 9, 085:57:38 GET

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with Technicolor Quality Control stamp and NASA KSC caption numbered “68-H-1410” on the verso

225 d
Taken by a RCA TV camera aboard the spacecraft

TV picture from lunar orbit transmitted during the “Genesis” Christmas reading

Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 9, 086:06:40 GET

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with Technicolor Quality Control stamp and NASA KSC caption numbered “68-H-1409” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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