Two views of Astronaut James Irwin servicing the lunar rover during Apollo 15 moonwalk, July 26-August 7, 1971
David Scott [Apollo 15]
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Two views of Astronaut James Irwin servicing the lunar rover during Apollo 15 moonwalk, July 26-August 7, 1971
The shadow of the lunar module "Falcon" is in the foreground (ii). On Apollo 15 the lunar rover enabled the first true scientific exploration of the Moon.
“When I look at the Moon I do not see a hostile, empty world. I see the radiant body where man has taken his first steps into a frontier that will never end.” David Scott (National Geographic, September 1973, “What Is It Like to Walk on the Moon?”, p. 329)
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Photograph i. AS15-86-11602: a small and unobtrusive black pen mark in the top margin on recto, inscribed in blue in 'appollo [sic] 15' on verso
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David Scott [Apollo 15]Two views of Astronaut James Irwin servicing the lunar rover during Apollo 15 moonwalk, July 26-August 7, 1971Estimate: GBP 1,000 - 1,500
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