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Lot 302

Ken Mattingly Large format Metric Camera orbital photograph over Smyth's Sea, with the Gamma Ray spectrometer visible in the foreground Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972 Large format vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA metric camera image AS16 0515], 25,4 x 25,4 cm (10 x 10 in), with NASA caption on verso, numbered 0515 in margin (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) (1)Footnotes: This amazing photograph shows great detail of the Moon's surface, thanks to the amazing resolution of the Fairchild Metric Camera mounted in the SIM (Scientific Instrument Module) bay of the Service Module together with the Gamma Ray spectrometer which protrudes into the picture at bottom. The metric Camera and Gamma Ray spectrometer were two of three lunar orbital science experiments mounted in the SIM bay. 

Lot 30

A very good collection of imagery related to the last mission of the Mercury programme, photographs showing, among others, views of Gordon Cooper during final flight preparations, views of the recovery, a view of President Kennedy awarding Cooper with a Distinguished Service Medal and others, Mercury-Atlas 9, 15-16 May 1963.Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), six with NASA captions printed on verso, three with captions affixed by tape and two blank, (11).Provenance: From a collection of Tim Furniss.Additional images available on request

Lot 37

Four consecutive views depicting the first close up photographs of another world taken by the crash lander Ranger 7 on its way down to the lunar surface, Ranger 7, 31 July 1964.Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA captions and A Kodak Paper watermarks on versos, (NASA Kennedy Space Center), (4).Footnote: NASA's lunar assault began with a spectacular breakthrough: the "crashlander" Ranger 7 was the first space probe to send close-up pictures of the Moon before it impacted on the lunar surface on July 31, 1964. Ranger 7 photographed its way down to target in a lunar plain, named Mare Cognitum (the Known Sea) following the success of the mission, south of the Crater Copernicus, at latitude 10.35°S and longitude 20.58°W. The clock, frame numbers, and four buttons across the top of the picture are related to the recordings of the films at the Goldstone station of the deep space network. The black markings on the photograph are used to provide scale measurements."The Ranger VII lunar lander was the first true success in the United States' early quest to explore the Moon and heralded a new era of exploration that saw dramatically more mission successes than failures. [...] The images, which showed the lunar surface in stunning detail, were the harbinger of future human exploration of the Moon." (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ranger-7/)  

Lot 320

Eugene Cernan Three photographs from the lunar surface as witnessed for the last time by humans from the CDR window of the LM Challenger before liftoff, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, post EVA 3 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, [NASA photos No AS17-143-21961, AS17-143-21968, AS17-143-21977], 18.5 x 18.5cm, with margins trimmed or partially trimmed to images, one BLACK NUMBERED AS17-143-21961 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (3)Footnotes: These photographs are the last series of photographs taken from the surface of another world by human beings, captured by Eugene Cernan with the EVA Hasselblad 500EL Data Camera from his CDR window of the LM before liftoff. They show West Family Mountain (right) and the right flank of the South Massif (left) which form the skyline in the background. Footprints and rover tracks made by the last moonwalkers are visible in the foreground. 

Lot 34

The first prototypes of EVA spacesuits designed for the outer space and the lunar surface (2 views), 1963 -1965Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-63-19089 and NASA S-65-4858, with NASA captions on versos, (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center and NASA Kennedy Space Center), (2)Footnote: The first photo shows the first Hamilton Standard manufactured Apollo lunar spacesuit prototype designed for extravehicular activities on the Moon or in space. Hamilton Standard was the prime contractor for the space suit program. The suit has rubber bellows at the joints to increase mobility and a support pack to provide oxygen and ventilation as well as to remove body contaminants from inside the suit. Second photo shows a model of the special EVA spacesuit to be worn by Ed White for the first American EVA on June 3, 1965.  

Lot 84

Four rare views of the lunar surface and the probe's scientific samplers Surveyor 5, 11 September 1967 Four vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on verso (numbered 67-H-1288, 67-H-1309, 67-H-1319, 67-H-1330), (NASA Headquarters), (4)Footnotes: Surveyor 5 carried the first 'chemistry set' to aid the exploration of the lunar soil. The probe made one of the most significant finds of the Surveyor missions - that the Moon's surface was likely basaltic and therefore conducive to human exploration. Less than two years after the landing of Surveyor 5, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set down the Lunar Module Eagle less than 100 km away, and returned rocks with chemistry similar to those measured by the SurveyorCondition Report: Very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 315

Harrison Schmitt Two uncommon views of lunar landscape at station 2 near Nansen Crater, unpublished after the mission Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25,4 x 20,3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS17-138-21061 and NASA AS17-138-21054, blank on versos (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) Footnotes: Station 2 was located at the foot of the South Massif near the southeast rim of Nansen Crater, 4.8 miles from the LM. AS17-138-21061: The North Massif forms the skyline in the background with a scarp on its left flank. The southeast rim of Nansen crater is visible in the middle left distance and the slope of the South Massif to the right. AS17-138-21054: base of the south massif.  

Lot 80

Four superb high resolution views of the lunar surface, high resolution frames IV-109-H2, IV-132-H2, IV-132-H3, IV-137-H2, Lunar Orbiter 4, May 1967 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with detailed NASA Langley Research Center / US Army Map Service photo informations in bottom margins, (4)Footnotes: The objective of Lunar Orbiter IV and V was to provide an expanded photographic survey of the lunar surface, offering far higher resolution imagery than was available from ground based telescopes. The two last orbiters brought the cumulative photographic coverage by the five Lunar Orbiter craft to 99% of the Moon's surface and amazing detailed views of the Moon's surface. 

Lot 254

James Lovell, Fred Haise or Jack Swigert View of the lifeboat "Aquarius" from the Command Module shortly after the jettison, Apollo 13, 11-17 April 1970 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS13-59-8569, (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center)Footnotes:[NASA caption] "This view of the of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module was photographed from the Command Module just after the LM had been jettisoned. The jettisoning occurred a few minutes before before 11 am (CST), April 17, 1970, just over an hour prior to splashdown of the CM in the South Pacific Ocean."

Lot 154

John Young, Eugene Cernan, or Thomas Stafford Four views of spectacular moonscapes from orbit, Apollo 10, 18-26 May 1969 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, [NASA photos No AS10-30-4460, AS10-31-4553, AS10-32-4771, AS10-32-4819], 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), blank on versos, number AS10-30-4460, AS10-31-4553, AS10-32-4771, AS10-32-4819 in blue pen in white margins, (4)Footnotes: AS10-30-4460: floor of Crater Mendeleev on the farside known as Basin 9 at the time of the mission; AS10-31-4553: close to nearside terminator over crater Lade (right); AS10-32-4771: close to nearside terminator over crater Lade (left); AS10-32-4819: close to nearside terminator over crater Triesnecker in Center Bay. 

Lot 23

A portrait of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, glancing out of porthole as he re-entered the atmosphere, taken by an automatic sequence motion picture camera onboard the "Friendship 7" capsule, Mercury-Atlas 6, 20 February 1962.Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x 20.7 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA caption numbered 62-MA6-167 and release date 20 February 1962.Provenance:From a collection of Tim Furniss. Condition Report: Horizontal crease approx. 14 cm longCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 101

Three views of the Apollo 8 astronauts on their way to the launch pad to board the Saturn V rocket for launch and become the first humans to leave Planet Earth in the history of mankind, Apollo 8, 21 December 1968 Three vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (7.9 x 10 in), blank on versos, (3) Condition Report: Age tonedCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 161

Four views showing the Apollo 11 astronauts in spacesuits performing the first lunar surface training for their upcoming mission including Neil Armstrong taking pictures and practicing the first step on the Moon, Apollo 11, March-April 1969 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, (NASA Headquarters) (4) Condition Report: MintCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 28

Four views of Gordon Cooper and the Atlas rocket just prior to the first one-day and last solo US space mission on board "Faith 7", Mercury Atlas 9, 11-15 May 1963. Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), the first three with NASA captions on versos, the last with an "unclassified" stamp, (NASA Headquarters), (4).Footnote: The first photo was taken T minus four days before launch, the last three on launch day. Mercury Atlas 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral's Pad 14 on May 15, 1963 with a perigee of 161 km and an apogee of 267 km. Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 mission was the high point of Project Mercury and the first one-day mission and the last solo flight of the US space program. Faith 7 completed 22 orbits to evaluate effects of one day in space. 

Lot 229

Pete Conrad Unusual lunar mound; image featured in LIFE magazine (LIFE, 12 December 1969, p. 37.), Apollo 12, 14-24 November 1969, EVA 1 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, [NASA photo No AS12-46-6794, originally shot on colour film], 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10 in), numbered in the left margin on recto (NASA/USGS).Footnotes:When Pete Conrad went out to scout out a deployment area for the ALSEP site, he got very excited as he noticed a couple of meter-sized, conical mounds as he waited for Bean and was eager to take a look. Moon-to-Earth radio transmission: "Pete Conrad: 'Okay. I'm looking for...I'm dying to find out what this mound is over here anyhow,' Al. (Pause) 'We got a very peculiar mound sticking up out of the ground, Houston. I want to go look at it. As a matter of fact, I think I'll go take a picture of it. '[...] Conrad: 'It's the world's most peculiar...I got to photograph this thing. I can't imagine what it is. The mound's sticking up; and I can't imagine how it got there or what would make it. '(Pause) [...] Conrad: 'I got to get them a stereo of this thing. It's really fantastic! Oops.'"Literature:LIFE, 12 December 1969, p. 37. see illustration (note, a copy of the magazine is not included in the lot)    

Lot 73

An oblique view of the lunar surface and horizon from the first panorama transmitted by the first robotic probe to soft land on the Moon, Soviet Luna 9 Luna 9, 2 February 1966 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 23 x 18 cm (8 x 7 in), an AP cablephoto print with the AP press caption attached to the verso (dated 5 February 1966) Footnotes: Luna 9 was the first robotic spacecraft to successfully soft land on the Moon in 1966. It preceded the US Surveyor 1 by around 4 months. After touchdown a television camera erected from the probe and the system began a photographic survey of the lunar environment. Seven radio sessions with a total of 8 hours and 5 minutes were transmitted, as well as three series of TV pictures. After assembly the photographs gave a panoramic view of the immediate lunar surface. Although the pictures of the Moon were initially not released by Soviet authorities, their signal format was found to be similar to the Radiofax signal universally used by newspapers to transmit pictures. Thus, Jodrell Bank Observatory near Manchester was able to instantly intercept, decode and publish Luna 9's first photographs from the Moon's surface.Condition Report: Very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 160

Rare view of Michael Collins working in a simulator, Apollo 11, 1969Vintage gelatin silver print, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), a library stamp on the verso dating the receipt of the print to 14 July 1969

Lot 77

Camera onboard Lunar Obiter II's robotic spacecraft Two versions of the same view: a portion of the first close up photograph of the crater Copernicus - an oblique view of one of the most prominent features of the Moon. Photo taken from 28.4 miles above the surface of the Moon, Lunar Orbiter 2, 23 November 1966, 7.05 pm ESTVintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based Kodak paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on verso (2)Footnotes:At the time this image of the Moon was hailed "The Picture of the Century" by LIFE Magazine

Lot 187

Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin walks on the lunar surface near a leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA caption on verso, BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS11-40-5902 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center)Footnotes: Buzz Aldrin is surrounded by a vacuum atmosphere in the 1/6th gravity environment. In this silent world he can hear only the crackling of communications, the sounds of his life support system and the echo of his breathing in his helmet. Condition Report: Small brown stain in upper margin; lower right corner creases and residual felt pen writing. On verso, small residual sticker in lower left corner. Image unaffected.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 259

Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell with lunar experiments at Fra Mauro, Apollo 14, 31 January - 9 February 1971, EVA 1 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image AS14-67-9389, originally shot on colour film], 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), blank on verso, BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS14-67-9389 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center)Footnotes:The experiments were deployed 180 m west northwest from the LM Antares.Mitchell walks back toward the LM with the extension handle in hand. The photographer's shadow is in the foreground.   

Lot 72

Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell onboard USS Wasp following the recovery after splashdown; the event that ended the Gemini programme, Gemini 12, 15 November 1966 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), NASA caption on verso (NASA Headquarters)Footnotes:Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell, two of NASA's most famous astronauts, are back on Earth aboard USS Wasp, following the successful last spaceflight of NASA Gemini's Program. They touched down in the Atlantic Ocean 2.5 nautical miles from the prime recovery ship USS Wasp, 600 miles east of Cape Kennedy, following their perfect automatic reentry and a four-day mission in space. Their flawless flight paved the way for future Apollo missions. Aldrin and Lovell went to the Moon on Apollo 11 and 13.  Condition Report: Small area of surface loss to upper left corner and a minor crease in lower left corner; image area very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 11

Bill Taub A rare view of the first American in space, Alan Shepard, during the final medical examination prior to the launch of the first American manned space mission from Cape Canaveral, Mercury Redstone 3, 5 May 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA caption dated 5 May 1961 on verso (NASA Headquarters) Footnotes: NASA caption: Astronaut Alan Shepard is getting his pre-flight physical from Dr. Douglas, the Astronauts' flight surgeon, a few hours in the count down before launch. The Freedom 7 spacecraft took astronaut Shepard on the U.S. first manned space ride May 5, 1961. 

Lot 199

Buzz Aldrin The first photograph of Planet Earth in the lunar sky taken by humans, above the Lunar Module Eagle at Tranquility Base, a very rare unreleased photograph, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, [NASA photo no AS11-40-5923, originally shot on color film], 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), blank on verso, numbered AS11-40-5923 in bottom margin (NASA/USGS) Footnote: An incredible image showing a profound transition in the course of human evolution, as human beings were contemplating their Home Planet from the surface of another world for the very first time.

Lot 159

Uncommon view of Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins arriving in their T-38 at Patrick Air Force for their moon landing mission training at Houston's Kennedy Space Center, June 1969Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 26 x 20.3 cm ( approx. 8 x 10 in), with NASA Headquarters caption on verso, released on the 17th June 1969Footnotes:This lot and lot 158 compliment each other

Lot 297

Four rare and unpublished TV camera views of the astronauts during lunar surface activities, transmitted by the RCA TV camera mounted on the lunar rover, plus a photograph of the RCA camera Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1979 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), with RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Astro Electronics stamps numbered 72-4-558, 72-4-563, 72-4-572, 72-4-580, and 70-H-86 on versos, (5)Footnotes: The RCA TV camera was mounted on the Lunar Rover and allowed Mission Control to follow the astronauts' activities at each station visited on then lunar surface once the high gain antenna of the Rover was pointed toward Earth. It could be remotely operated in pan and tilt axes as well as zoom, allowing far better television coverage of the EVA than on the earlier missions. 

Lot 195

Buzz Aldrin The astronaut's boot and its impression in the lunar soil - an iconic photograph taken during the soil mechanics test, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), [NASA photo no AS11-40-5880, originally shot on colour film], blank on verso Footnotes: This now famous image was taken to provide a visual record of the relative density of the surface in a "soil mechanics test". "I felt buoyant and full of goose pimples when I stepped down on the surface. I immediately looked down at my feet and became intrigued with the peculiar properties of the lunar dust." Buzz AldrinCondition Report: Areas of paper loss to the verso resulting in some indentation marks to the front.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 107

William Anders The Earth seen for the first time ever as a planet in space by humans (2 photos), Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in) [NASA photos No AS8-16-2588 and AS8-16-2593, originally shot on colour film], (2)Footnote: During the Apollo 8 mission for the first time ever Earth appeared to the astronauts as a disc - a planet seen from deep space. These images would become some of the 20th century's most famous photographs, inspiring people worldwide to consider Earth's place in the cosmos. The photograph featured on the cover and on the pages of LIFE Magazine, January 10, 1969.   Condition Report: AS8-16-2588: a faint crack in lower right cornerAS8-16-2593: very goodSome age toning to both Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 206

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Four views showing the last moments of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, [NASA photos No AS11-40-5951, AS11-40-5956, AS11-40-5970, AS11-37-5468, originally shot on colour film], 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), numbered in left or bottom margin on rectos, blank on versos (NASA/USGS), (4)Footnotes: Close-up of Buzz Aldrin near the deployed seismometer [AS11-40-5951], view of Little West Crater, the most beautiful moonscape at Tranquility Base explored by Neil Armstrong alone [AS11-40-5956], the very rare last view from the lunar surface witnessed by Armstrong before climbing back inside the LM [AS11-40-5970], rare view of footprints, TV camera, US flag and craters on the horizon at Tranquility Base from the window of the LM before liftoff, LM thruster in foreground [AS11-37-5468]. 

Lot 275

Dave Scott and James Irwin Four very rare views of the lunar surface taken during geological investigations carried out by the crew, showing moonscapes with boot prints, a gnomon, astronaut shadows, a rover wheel, not published after the mission Station 6, 7, 9 and 9A, EVA 2&3, Apollo 15, 26 July - 7 August 1971 Four vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS15-82-11105, AS15-82-11158, AS15-85-11520 and AS15-90-12215 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (4) 

Lot 125

Two images showing the helicopter recovery of Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders on board USS Yorktown following splashdown of the Apollo 8 Command Module in the Pacific Ocean 1,000 miles south southwest of Hawaii, Apollo 8, 27 December 1968 Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (7.9 x 10 in), the first with "Aviation Week" magazine stamp on verso, the second blank on verso with NASA caption on a separate original NASA sheet (NASA Headquarters), (2)Condition Report: Cropping remarks on the first photo; goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 249

James Lovell, Fred Haise or Jack Swigert Crescent Earth in the window of the LM Aquarius before the preparation for the landing, unpublished photograph, Apollo 13, 11-17 April 1970 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS13-59-8498 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center)Footnote: The Apollo 13 astronauts captured this fabulous view of the Earth (the last of the mission) growing in the window of the lifeboat LM Aquarius as they prepared for jettison of the damaged service Module, transfer of the crew in the Command Module; jettison of LM and reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft was about 48,000 nautical miles and 7 hours from a safe landing. 

Lot 260

Edgar Mitchell Two unpublished views taken while documenting geological work at Station G and H on the way back to the LM at the end of the first EVA, both taken on a black and white film magazine MM/68 during EVA2. The shadow and the handle of the MET are visible in the first photograph, Turtle Rock in the second photograph, Apollo 14, 31 January-9 February 1971 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), one numbered AS14-68-9466 in left margin (NASA/USGS), the second [NASA AS14-68-9473] blank on verso, (2)    

Lot 128

Four rare views of the Apollo 9 crew which conducted the critical first flight of the LM including the official portrait of the crew, Russel Schweickart in his EVA spacesuit, the crew during lunch at their crew quarters and finally the crew after the successful recovery, Apollo 9, 3-13 March 1969Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8), with NASA captions numbered 69-H-195, 69-H-371, 69-H-463 and 68-H-1202 on versos, (NASA Kennedy Space Center and NASA Headquarters) (4)  

Lot 82

Four great medium resolution views of the lunar surface, medium resolution frames V-54-M, V-97-M, V-102-M, V-125-M, Lunar Orbiter 5, August 1967 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with detailed NASA Langley Research Center / US Army Map Service photo informations in bottom margins, (4)Footnotes: The objective of Lunar Orbiter IV and V was to provide an expanded photographic survey of the lunar surface, offering far higher resolution imagery than was available from ground based telescopes. The two last orbiters brought the cumulative photographic coverage by the five Lunar Orbiter craft to 99% of the Moon's surface and amazing detailed views of the Moon's surface.

Lot 121

William Anders Two high altitude views of the Moon showing great expanses of the never before seen by humans farside, as seen just after trans-Earth injection (2 photos), Apollo 8, 16-27 December 1968 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, [NASA photos No AS8-12-2196 and AS8-12-2209], 20.4 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), original photographs with IPS press captions taped on versos, (2)Footnotes: The Apollo 8 were the first humans to appreciate a general view of the farside of the Moon following their burn for trans Earth injection and were able to capture amazing photographs from high altitude covering a great expanse of the farside.The first photograph is looking southward toward the lunar horizon showing the large crater Tsiolkovsky, approximately 150 miles in diameter. The crater first identified from photographs taken by the unmanned Soviet Lunar III spacecraft. The second photograph looking north shows a bright crater not previously identified as a rayed crater in earlier lunar photography.  

Lot 25

Four views of the second American in orbit Scott Carpenter during preparations for the "Aurora 7" mission, Mercury Atlas 7, 1962.Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, two of them BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-62-422 and NASA S-62-1408, (NASA/US AirForce, Cape Canaveral and NASA Headquarters), (4). 

Lot 22A

Two views of John Glenn entering the "Friendship 7" capsule during prelaunch checkout procedures for the first American world orbital flight Mercury Atlas 6 February 1962 Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, the second BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-62-1020 (NASA, Cape Canaveral and NASA Headquarters).

Lot 10

Four views of Alan Shepard during various phases of the preparation for the the first manned American mission into space, Mercury Redstone 3, 1960-1961 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, the first three BLACK NUMBERED NASA G-60-2742, NASA G-60-2679, NASA S-61-2527 (NASA Headquarters), (4)Footnotes: First photo: classic NASA official portrait of Mercury original seven astronaut Alan Shepard, 1960. Second photo: early view of Alan Shepard during a Mercury Seven human centrifuge training at the Aviation Medical Laboratory in Johnsville, Pennsylvania. Third photo: together with John Glenn (left) and Gus Grissom (right), Alan Shepard selected as one of the first three astronauts selected for space travel and then designated as the first to attempt a launch. Fourth photo: Alan Shepard during a test of the Freedom 7 capsule which carried him on the first US spaceflight.  Condition Report: Three minor dings to left margin (from filing) in the first print, otherwise very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 51

Neil Armstrong in his spacesuit during pre-launch countdown, Gemini 8, 16-17 March 1966Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.3 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-66-24453 with NASA caption on versoCondition Report: An area of sticky tape residue in top right margin, approx. 7 cm longCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 328

Views of Mercury's terminator (4 photos), Mariner 10, March 1974Vintage gelatin silver prints on a fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versoFootnotes:Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of Mecury and return a series of images showing a very Moon-like surface with craters, ridges and chaotic terrain. The photographs in this lot were taken during the first flyby.

Lot 238

Pete ConradA set of three views from the inspection of Surveyor 3, comprising a photograph of Pete Conrad inspecting the TV camera on the Surveyor, with the Lunar Module in the background, and two views of the Surveyor's footpad and its imprints in the lunar soil, Apollo 12, 14-24 November 1969Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA AS12-48-7133, AS12-48-7110 and AS12-48-7127], the latter BLACK NUMBERED in margin, two with captions on verso

Lot 150

Eugene Cernan or Thomas Stafford Rare view of the Moon from record breaking low altitude from the LM descending for the first time to the lunar surface, unpublished after the mission, Apollo 10, 18-26 May 1969Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper [NASA photo No AS10-29-4293], 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in)Footnote: The photograph shows incredible detail of the lunar relief from very low altitude. The primary mission of the crew was to fly the Lunar Module within fifty thousand feet of the Moon's surface in order to inspect landing site 2 on the Sea of Tranquility, tentatively selected as the landing spot for Apollo 11.Condition Report: Annotated "AS10-29-4293" in blue ink in right margin; otherwise very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 17

The launch of the first successful orbital flight of the Mercury programme, Mercury Atlas 4, 13 September 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso (NASA HeadQuarters). Footnotes: "This flight was an orbital test of the Mercury Tracking Network and the first successful orbital flight test of the Mercury program. (All previous successful launches were suborbital.) The payload consisted of a pilot simulator (to test the environmental controls), two voice tapes (to check the tracking network), a life support system, three cameras, and instrumentation to monitor levels of noise, vibration and radiation. It demonstrated the ability of the Atlas rocket to lift the Mercury capsule into orbit, of the capsule and its systems to operate completely autonomously, and succeeded in obtaining pictures of the Earth. It completed one orbit prior to returning to Earth. The capsule was recovered 161 miles east of Bermuda 82 minutes after splash-down by the destroyer U.S.S. Decatur" ().

Lot 185

Buzz Aldrin The pristine surface of another world, being the first photograph taken by Buzz Aldrin on the moon, unpublished after the mission, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA photo No AS11-40-5876, originally shot on colour film], 25,4 x 20,3 cm (10 x 8 in), numbered AS11-40-5876 in bottom margin (NASA/USGS)Footnote: This extremely rare unpublished image shows the exact pristine lunar soil where Aldrin would make and photograph a few moments later the most famous footprint in history.Armstrong and Aldrin shared only one Hasselblad camera for use on the lunar surface.After he got the camera for the first time, Aldrin took a series of close-up pictures for the Bootprint Penetration Experiment. He framed this first shot by hand-holding the camera above the ground instead of having it on the RCU (Remote Control Unit) bracket mounted on his chest. This photograph symbolizes the arrival of humanity on another world. "This is the result of six billion years of evolution. Tonight, we have given the lie to gravity. We have reached for the stars." Ray Bradbury (BBC TV, 20 July 1969) 

Lot 329

Automatic camera onboard Mariner 10 Close-up view of the planet Venus from 450,000 miles, Mariner 10, 1969-1972Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA caption on verso (NASA Headquarters) 

Lot 273

David Scott Two overlapping panoramic views of the Hadley landing site from the top hatch of the LM Falcon after touchdown during the only stand up EVA performed on the Moon, Apollo 15, 26 July- 7 August 1971, stand up EVA Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25,4 x 20,3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-71-44698 and NASA S-71-44702 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (2)Footnotes: two very rare overlapping frames from a 360° panorama showing the exceptional beauty of the Hadley-Apennine landing site with in particular the giant Mount Hadley Delta (4,000 m) and St George Crater on its flank. Following touchdown, Scott and Irwin gave the scientists in Houston a thorough description of the surrounding moonscape and, rather than restricting themselves to the views out the forward-facing windows, they donned helmets and gloves for what was known as a Stand-up EV'. They bled all the air out of the cabin then Scott opened the overhead hatch. Standing on the ascent engine cover with his upper body outside the spacecraft and bracing himself in the opening he took a series of pictures all the way round the horizon with the Hasselblad 70-mm camera.  

Lot 15

Two views from the second U.S. suborbital mission, carrying Gus Grissom into space on board the 'Liberty Bell' capsule, with the Mercury Redstone 4 rocket seen on pad with gantry and during lift-off, Mercury-Redstone 4, 21 July 1961 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-61-2861 and NASA S-62-1152 , with NASA captions on versos (NASA Headquarters), (2)Footnotes: Following the 15 minute and 30 second sub-orbital flight, Grissom splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The hatch of his 'Liberty Bell' capsule blew prematurely, causing the capsule to start sinking with Grissom inside it. Grissom managed to get out and swim away, but the capsule was not recovered until 1999.Condition Report: CONDITIONCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 158

Uncommon view of Neil Armstrong and Deke Slayton walking across Patrick Air Force Base flight line following his arrival for the moon landing mission training at Houston's Kennedy Space Center, June 1969Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 22 x 20.3 cm ( approx. 8.5 x 8 in), with NASA Headquarters caption on verso, released on the 17th June 1969This lot compliments lot 159

Lot 210

Michael CollinsThe "Eagle" station-keeping" with Earth rising in the background, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969Vintage Chromogenic silver print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no AS11-44-6642], with A KODAK PAPER watermark on verso

Lot 281

Alfred Worden Two Fairchild Metric Camera photographs of crater Proclus on the nearside and Crater Hilbert on the farside, Apollo 15, July-August 1971 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, each 20.4 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA captions numbered 71-H-1444 and S-71-55675 on versos, the second BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-71-55675 (NASA HeadQuarters and NASA Kennedy Space Center), (2)Footnotes: The Fairchild metric camera was a specially designed high-definition camera mounted on the SIM (Scientific Instrument Module, used for the first time on Apollo 15) bay of the Service Module and operated by Alfred Worden. 

Lot 284

Alfred Worden, James Irwin or David Scot Views of the Moon after trans Earth injection (4 photos), Apollo 15, 26 July - 7 August 1971 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, the first two 20.4 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in) [AS15-95-12981 and AS15-95-12995], the third and fourth [AS15-94-12860 and AS15-95-12861] with margins trimmed or partially trimmed to images, 18.5 X 19cm, blank on versos, BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS15-95-12981, NASA AS15-95-12995, NASA AS15-95-12961 and NASA AS15-95-12995 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (4)Footnotes: Soon after trans Earth injection, the crew captured these beautiful partial views of the receding Moon from increasing altitude, showing part of the nearside and the farside, notably Crater Humboldt, Crater Langrenus and the Sea of Crises.  

Lot 234

Pete Conrad Four very rare near-sequential views of lunar surface located near the ALSEP site at the Ocean of Storms with unusual mounds and rocks, unpublished after the mission, Apollo 12, 14-24 November 1969, EVA 1 Four gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, [NASA photos No AS12-46-6823, AS12-46-6824, AS12-46-6829 and AS12-46-6832, originally shot on colour film], 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), all numbered in margins (NASA/USGS)Footnote: "Pete and I had never seen these irregular cone shaped mounds in all our geological training on Earth. We did not think they were volcanic vents, but we did not know what to think. I now believe the scientists are right, they were material ejected from a larger impact crater nearby billions of years ago, that had been modified by small meteor impact debris in the billions of years since." Alan Bean    

Lot 248

James Lovell, Fred Haise or Jack Swigert An extremely rare 3-photo vertical sequence showing the interior of the cockpit of the lifeboat LM Aquarius from top to bottom including the control panel and one of the seated astronauts, not published after the mission Apollo 13, 11-17 April 1970 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.4 x 20.3 (10 x 8 in) [NASA AS13-59-8485], [NASA AS13-59-8489, NASA AS13-59-8491, margins trimmed or partially trimmed to images], BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS13-59-8485, NASA AS13-59-8489, NASA AS13-59-8491 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (3)Condition Report: Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 50

Two views showing Neil Armstrong and David Scott preparing for the first docking in space and second American EVA during their upcoming mission, Gemini 8, February - March 1966.Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), the first with NASA caption on verso, the second BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-66-18717, blank on verso, (NASA Kennedy Space Center and NASA Manned Spacecraft Center), (2)Footnote: First photo: Neil Armstrong's mission was to perform the first docking ever to take place in space on Gemini VIII, a major milestone of space exploration.[NASA caption] Cape Kennedy, FLA. __ Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Command Pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gemini VIII mission is suited up by a NASA suit technician during weight and balance test.Second photo: David Scott practicing for the extravehicular activity (EVA) in the vacuum chamber at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. Scott is wearing the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit (HHMU) which he will use during the EVA. High pressure cold gas released through the unit's nozzles produces the required controlled thrust to manoeuvre in a zero-gravity environment. Scott couldn't perform the EVA due to an in-space system failure of the spacecraft following docking with the Agena Vehicle. 

Lot 181

Buzz Aldrin "Tranquility Base here; the Eagle has landed": shadow of Eagle from the LM after touchdown, rare photograph not published after the mission Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), numbered S11-39-5788 in right margin on recto (NASA/USGS)Footnote: A photograph symbolizing the arrival of the first humans on the surface of another world: the Eagle casts a long shadow at Tranquility Base just after touchdown. It is a frame from a panoramic sequence of the landing site from B&W magazine 39/Q taken by Buzz Aldrin from his Pilot LM window with the lunar surface EVA Hasselblad 500 EL Data Camera and its 60mm (focal length) lens. The EVA camera had a reseau plate, so images taken with it show a grid of crosses. While in the LM on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin had three photographic magazines: two color magazines 37/R and 40/S; and one B&W magazine 39/S. Frames from this magazine 39/Q were not released by NASA after the mission and are extremely rare..Aldrin: Descent Engine Command Override, Off. Engine Arm, Off. 413 is in. Duke (Mission Control): We copy you down, Eagle. Armstrong: Engine arm is off. Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed. Duke: Roger, Twan...(correcting himself) Tranquility. We copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot. Aldrin: Thank you.   

Lot 4

Miss Sam, Mercury Programme, 21 January 1960Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA L-62-934, with cropping marks and press captions affixed to versoFootnotes:Miss Sam was one of many rhesus monkeys used to gather biomedical data on how a living organism, similar to a human, copes with space flights. Miss Sam was launched in a Mercury capsule on a Little Joe booster in January 1960 with that very objective. She survived her 8 minute 35 second flight to an altitude of 15 milesProvenance: From the collection of Tim Furniss. 

Lot 83

Five views of the Moon as seen by the five lunar orbiters, Lunar Orbiter 1 to 5, August 1966 - September 1967 Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with NASA captions on versos, the first BLACK NUMBERED S-66-55238 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center and NASA Headquarters), (5)Footnotes:Gambart area (Lunar Orbiter 1), the first primary landing target in the eastern Sea of Tranquility (Lunar Orbiter 2), secondary landing site 7 near Crater Dembowski (Lunar orbiter 3), the Alpine valley of the Moon north of Mare Imbrium (Lunar Orbiter 4), landing target V-51 in the Marius Hills. Lunar Orbiter was the first robotic spacecraft to take high resolution photographs of the whole Moon from lunar orbit, offering amazing never before seen views of Earth's satellite, from a perspective different from Earth. Soviet spacecrafts had already sent back whole Moon images, but mostly very crude.The Lunar Orbiters had an ingenious imaging system which consisted of a dual-lens camera, a film processing unit, a readout scanner, and a film handling apparatus. The film was processed, scanned, and the images transmitted back to Earth with incredible resolution for the time. 

Lot 85

The first crude colour photograph of the entire Earth, black and white version, DODGE satellite, 11 October 1967 Vintage gelatin silver press print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with AP wire press caption in margin as well as a date stamp on the verso (Oct 23, 1967)Footnotes: Press caption: "The Defense Department released this picture in Washington today, the first color photograph of Earth. Picture was made from DODGE satellite from an altitude of 20,815 miles."DODGE (Department of Defense Gravity Experiment) was a satellite whose primary purpose was to conduct experiments in gravity-gradient stabilization at near geosynchronous altitudes (approximately 22,300 miles). Its secondary objectives included measuring the Earth's magnetic field, and taking pictures of the entire Earth's disc. It was launched atop a Titan IIIC rocket on 1 July 1967 This very rare photograph was taken from about 18,000 miles with a B&W TV camera which took three photographs with red, green and blue filters to create the color image. The small disc in front of the picture is a colour match card. Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and West Africa are clearly visible.Condition Report: Very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 63

Buzz Aldrin The first space selfie, Buzz Aldrin during EVA, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 24.3 cm (8 x 9½ in), an AP Wirephoto print with a press caption across the front and a date stamp on the verso (22 Nov 1966)Footnotes: To capture this rare self-portrait, the first ever taken in outer space, Aldrin attached the camera to the side of the spacecraft to stabilize it and get his face in the frame.Press caption: "A spaceman begins his chores. This closeup of astronaut Edwin A. Aldrin was made shortly after he opened his hatch in the Gemini 12 spacecraft and stood up to begin a series of operations designed to provide more information on man's ability to work in space. At lower left is a portion of a Maurer camera used to photograph some of Aldrin extravehicular activity."Literature:Ron Schick, Julia van Haaften, "A View from Space", p.4   Condition Report: One minor corner crease, very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 55

Michael Collins UV photograph of spectra of stars taken from outer space during Michael Collins' EVA, Gemini 10, 18 July 1966 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA caption on verso (NASA Headquarters).Footnote: An incredibly rare photograph because Michael Collins lost a camera magazine during his EVA and, consequently, most of the photographs taken by him or John Young during the EVAs were lost in space. After opening of the hatch for his stand up EVA, Collins stood up in his seat and photographed stellar UV radiation, taking 22 images of the southern Milky Way for 49 minutes. This was important because imaging the stars in the ultraviolet spectrum is only possible outside the Earth's atmosphere.[NASA caption] "Ultraviolet spectra of stars in the region of the Southern Cross. These objective grating spectra were obtained by astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins during Gemini 10 stand-up EVA on July 19, 1966, with a 70mm Maurer camera and its f/3.3 focal length lens. The spectra extends from 2,200 angstroms to about 4,000 angstroms. The spacecraft was docked to the horizon-stabilized Agena-10; thus giving an apparent field of rotation resulting from the four-degrees-per-minute orbital motion during the 20-second exposure time." 

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