Ralph Morse (American, 1917-2014)

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Ralph Morse (American, 1917-2014)
Liftoff, crescent Moon in background, Apollo 8, December 1968. NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (24.0 x 16.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Apollo 8, the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon, lifts off at dawn on December 21, 1968, its destination artfully placed above the firestorm in this composite photograph. In reality, however, the new Moon had already slipped below the horizon when the towering Saturn V rocket boosted Apollo 8 skyward. "That was quite a startling moment there, right at liftoff,' recalled William Anders. 'Everybody was quite startled because we had simulated the hell out of everything, aborts and everything, but nobody had ever been on a Saturn V..." (Chaikin, Voices, p. 20).
Estimate $400-600


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