James Lovell (American, b. 1928),Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982),or Fred Haise (American, b. 1933)

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James Lovell (American, b. 1928),Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982),or Fred Haise (American, b. 1933)
The Earth from the farthest distance ever seen by a manned crew, Apollo 13, April 1970. Numbered 'NASA AS13-62-8901' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 7 in. (18.3 x 17.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Following the free-return trajectory, the altitude of Apollo 13 over the lunar farside was approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) greater than the orbital altitude on the remaining Apollo lunar missions. According to the 1992 Guinness Book of World Records (p. 118),Apollo 13 holds the absolute altitude record for a manned spacecraft, reaching a distance of 400,171 kilometers (248,655 miles) from Earth at 7:21 pm EST, April 14, 1970.
Estimate $400-600


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