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[Apollo 12] The LM Intrepid heading for the Ocean of Storms. Richard Gordon, 14–24 November 1969, EVA 1. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS12–51-7506]. 25.4×20.3 cm (10×8 in), with “A Kodak Paper“ watermarks on the verso, numbered ”NASA AS12–51-7506" in red in top margin (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Literature: Full Moon, Light, plate 43 (variant); Voices from the Moon, Chaikin, p. 50 (variant); The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography 1962–1972, Schick and Van Haaften, p. 80 (variant); Apollo 12 Preliminary Science Report (NASA SP-235), p.16 (variant); Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, ed., p. 10 (variant). The LM is above the floor of the giant crater Ptolemaeus (center left) and the 39-km crater Herschel to its right in this westward-looking oblique taken with the 80mm lens after separation from the CSM Yankee clipper on orbit 13. The LM Intrepid appears to be close to the surface, even though it is some 60 nautical miles high. This was one of Gordon’s last views of the LM as he began his one and a half day of solo flight around the Moon. (NASA SP-235). “I made a small burn with the Command Module which allowed for separation from the LM, so we wouldn’t collide later on. As I was drifting away, I grabbed the Hasselblad and took some pictures out the window. It was simply a matter of pointing the nose of the spacecraft at the Lunar Module.” Richard Gordon (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 80). From the mission transcript as the two spacecraft were orbiting the Moon (orbit 13): 108:22:25 Conrad: This is one of the better visuals I’ve seen, Dick. 108:22:29 Gordon: Yes. You are right. I’ve been taking stills. Condition Glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:39 pm Estimate 8,000–10,000 DKK
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