J. Lovell, J. Swigert or F. Haise (Apollo 13)
The Earth in darkness, as seen during the perilous homeward journey, 11-17 April 1970
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1970, numbered "NASA AS13-62-8980" (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
A rare unreleased photograph from the miracle journey of Apollo 13, showing the terrifying dark void of space which separated the spacecraft in distress from their fragile home.
By this time in the journey the CSM and its attendant lifeboat LM had passed into the Earth’s gravitational sphere of influence and were beginning to accelerate.
“Our idea was, if all hope was lost, if we went by the Earth, say we missed the Earth, and we were on an orbit about the Sun, if we had exceeded the escape velocity... My idea was to hold off, you know, as long as we had options, as long as we could stand it, send back data... We probably would have been farther out than anybody.”
James Lovell (Chaikin, Voices, p. 139)
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 16:55
- Realized price: **
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EUR 650.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 100.-
J. Lovell, J. Swigert or F. Haise (Apollo 13)
The Earth in darkness, as seen during the perilous homeward journey, 11-17 April 1970
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1970, numbered "NASA AS13-62-8980" (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
A rare unreleased photograph from the miracle journey of Apollo 13, showing the terrifying dark void of space which separated the spacecraft in distress from their fragile home.
By this time in the journey the CSM and its attendant lifeboat LM had passed into the Earth’s gravitational sphere of influence and were beginning to accelerate.
“Our idea was, if all hope was lost, if we went by the Earth, say we missed the Earth, and we were on an orbit about the Sun, if we had exceeded the escape velocity... My idea was to hold off, you know, as long as we had options, as long as we could stand it, send back data... We probably would have been farther out than anybody.”
James Lovell (Chaikin, Voices, p. 139)
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 27.09.2023 - 16:55 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | Online |
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