Taken by an RCA TV Camera Mounted to the Lunar Rover

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Taken by an RCA TV Camera Mounted to the Lunar Rover
Two views of the last liftoff from the Moon, Apollo 17, December 1972. Stamped "RCA Astro-Electronics 72-12-530" and "RCA Astro-Electronics 72-12-532,' respectively, on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (19.5 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Scattered minor handling crimps and wear to corners of sheet.

N.B. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountainous region of the Moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. At 4:54 pm on Thursday, December 14, 1972, the Challenger ascent stage lifted off as seen in these stills from a television transmission. The LM engine emitted no visible flame on the airless Moon. 'I thought about it when we left the surface...,' said Cernan. 'I knew it would be a long time. I just felt it might very well be a generation before we get back to the Moon. I'm probably going to be proven to be right' (Chaikin, Voices, p. 191).

Literature: Reynolds, p. 210.
Estimate $400-600


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