Lot 566
Lot 566
Views of Alfred Worden’s historic first deep space EVA; telephotograph of the receding Moon; slender crescent Earth with reflections, July 26-August 7, 1971

Camera on Apollo 15; J. Irwin; A. Worden; D. Scott

Price Realised GBP 1,750
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
Closed: 20 Nov 2020
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Views of Alfred Worden’s historic first deep space EVA; telephotograph of the receding Moon; slender crescent Earth with reflections, July 26-August 7, 1971

Camera on Apollo 15; J. Irwin; A. Worden; D. Scott

Price Realised GBP 1,750
Closed: 20 Nov 2020
Price Realised GBP 1,750
Closed: 20 Nov 2020
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566 a
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Telephotograph of the receding Moon

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) [NASA AS15-95-13001]

566 b
Taken by the 16mm Maurer camera mounted by Worden on the hatch of the Command Module

The first deep space Extra Vehicular Activity in history, performed by Alfred Worden

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971

Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso

566 c
James Irwin

Alfred Worden’s backpack and umbilical EVA cable during the first deep space EVA

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, 242:21:10 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA / North American Rockwell) [NASA AS15-96-13099]

566 d
Alfred Worden, James Irwin or David Scott

Slender crescent Earth seen with reflections of the Sun through the spacecraft’s window

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971

Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA / North American Rockwell) [NASA AS15-96-13132]
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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