The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
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David Scott (American, b. 1932)
Russell Schweickart's EVA near the LM Spider, Apollo 9, March 1969. Numbered 'NASA AS9-19-2994' in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.3 x 18.9 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.
N.B. Apollo 9 was the only mission with a spacewalk conducted from the LM. 'For the first time the EVA (Extravehicular Activity) mobility unit backpack was used to perform spacewalks. This unit provided communications and oxygen as well as circulating water through the suit to keep the astronaut cool, eliminating the need for an umbilical connection to the spacecraft. A 25-foot-long nylon rope was the only connection that kept the astronaut from drifting away. 'Now you're out there and there are no limits, there are no boundaries,' said Schweickart. 'You're really out there, going 17,000 miles an hour, ripping through space, a vacuum. And there's not a sound' (Kelley, preface).
Estimate $600-800
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