The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
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James Irwin (American, 1930-1991)
David Scott and the rover beside Hadley Rille, Station 9A, EVA 3, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA G-72-930' in black on the recto l.l. margin, NASA Goddard caption on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver print, image size 7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (18.9 x 19.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.
N.B. Station 9A was located at the edge of Hadley Rille, about 1.8 kilometers west of the LM. Scott is collecting a camera from the rover to photograph the far side of the rille behind him which is about 1 kilometer across. Mount Hadley Delta forms the skyline in the background with the huge St. George Crater punched into its side on the right. 'Oh, the beauty! The spectacular beauty,' exclaimed Scott. 'Oh, yeah, that is, to coin a phrase, mind-boggling. It's absolutely mind-boggling, because you cannot believe that it is really that spectacular. I didn't expect the beauty of it. That's the one thing everybody talks about, and you can't appreciate it until you get there and see it' (Chaikin, Space, p. 66). The NASA negative number is AS15-82-11121.
Estimate $400-600
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