Ken Mattingly (American, b. 1936)

Description:

Ken Mattingly (American, b. 1936)
The ascent stage of the Lunar Module Orion rising from the Moon's surface, Apollo 16, April 1972. NASA KSC caption numbered 'AS16-122-19532' on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak Paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (19.2 x 24.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Slight yellowing to sheet, emulsion loss l.l. corner in margin.

N.B. After more than three days on the Moon's surface and before traveling back to Earth, Young and Duke in the LM Orion were about to join Mattingly in the orbiting Command Module Casper over the Sea of Fertility. Parts of the LM thermal panels buckled from the stresses of lift-off from the Moon, but the damage posed no risk to Young and Duke in their link-up with Casper. 'Going to the Moon is an extraordinary thing! It doesn't matter if you're first or last; it's extraordinary,' said Mattingly (quoted in Chaikin, Voices, p. 165).

Literature: Light, plate 104 (variant).
Estimate $400-600


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