Alfred Worden (American, b. 1932)

Description:

Alfred Worden (American, b. 1932)
Four details of the lunar surface seen from the cockpit of the orbiting Command Spaceship Endeavor, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-90-12289,' 'NASA AS15-90-12306,' 'NASA AS15-90-122316,' and 'NASA AS15-90-12325' (NASA MSC),respectively, in black on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (18.5 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. The spacecraft was at an altitude of about 110 kilometers during revolutions 60 to 70 when these photographs were taken with the 60mm lens and the transparent glass reseau plate engraved with grid markings of the lunar surface Hasselblad camera (Apollo 15 was the only crew to bring back their camera from the surface). The lunar terminator over Crater Nauman; Aristarchus Rille seen through the window of the spacecraft; lands near Craters Herodotus K and V; and the lunar horizon near Craters Plinius and Ross.
Estimate $500-700


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