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John Young, Eugene Cernan, or Thomas Stafford

The lunar farside after transEarth injection

Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969

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 AS10-27-3929” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

295 b
John Young, Eugene Cernan, or Thomas Stafford

Half of the full Moon after transEarth injection

Apollo 10, May 18-26, 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based GAF paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSFC caption numbered “NASA AS10-27-3945” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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This high-oblique view of the lunar farside was taken with the 80mm lens.

“Smyth’s Sea is in the lower left and the rugged terrain of the lunar landscape near the Sea of Moscow stands out in relief against the black background of space at the center top” (NASA SP-246, p. 4).

From the mission transcript after transEarth injection:

137:44:21 Stafford: We’re around the corner, baby; we’re there.
137:45:35 Stafford: Look - no, but look. at that bear. Look at that bear down there. Beautiful! It’s good to see it from this way.
137:45:41 Young: Yes. Feel like it’s far. [...]
137:46:25 Stafford: Hello, Houston. Apollo 10.
137:46:27 Engle (Mission Control): Hello, Apollo 10. This is Houston. How did the burn go?
137:46:32 Stafford: Roger, Houston. We are returning to the Earth. Over.
137:46:38 Engle: Glad to have you on the way back home, 10.
137:46:43 Stafford: Roger. The burn was absolutely beautiful and Gene-o has a report, and we have a fantastic view of the Moon now. Over.

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The photograph was taken through the 80mm lens.

From the mission transcript after TransEarth injection:

137:52:50 Stafford: We’re taking all kinds of pictures. I’ve got the tubes, Gene-o has the sequence camera, and John has the Hasselblad. We’re getting all this documented. [...]
137:55:58 Stafford: I thought it was a fantastic view leaving the Earth, but it is going to be even more fantastic one leaving the Moon here and heading back to the good old Earth. [...]
137:58:27 Stafford: In fact, looking straight ahead, just now coming into view, even though we’re really starting to climb out from it - In fact, I can finally see the whole Moon right in the hatch window. [...]
137:58:53 Stafford: Boy, you can’t believe this rate of climb. It looks like we’re just going out just vertically. Just beautiful. It would scare the heck out of you if you came at this angle, but maybe it was just because we came in the dark and didn’t see the thing. Over.