The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
Ken Mattingly (American, b. 1936)
The planet Earth, Apollo 16, April 1972. NASA HQ caption numbered 'AS16-118-18880' on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (18.9 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Paper hinge remnants on the verso.
N.B. Most of the United States and Central America is clearly visible in this awesome sight of a nearly full Earth photographed approximately one hour and 50 minutes after trans-lunar injection burn. "The Earth is the most beautiful sight in space, with all its colors of lands, seas, and clouds," said Charles Duke. "Looking at it against the blackness of space was almost a religious experience for me." "There's not a scene on the Moon that carries the emotional impact of watching your Earth shrink to a little ball," added Mattingly (National Geographic, December 1972, p. 865).
Literature: Light, plate 117; Chaikin, Voices, p. 170.
Estimate $600-800
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