John Young (American, b. 1930)

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John Young (American, b. 1930)
Three views of the ascent stage of the Lunar Module Snoopy returning from the Moon, Apollo 10, May 1969. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (19.2 x 19.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. 'Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan flew Snoopy to within 9 miles of the Moon's surface, testing systems and procedures before they jettisoned the LM's descent stage. Snoopy's descent radar performed superbly; but there was a moment of terror later, when Snoopy jettisoned its descent stage to simulate a lunar liftoff. A switch was in the wrong position, and suddenly Snoopy began gyrating violently until Stafford wrestled it back under control' (Mason, p. 162). Cernan and Stafford could then fire the ascent engine to bring them back into a higher orbit where they could rejoin Charlie Brown piloted by Young. The red/blue diagonal line is the spacecraft's window. The NASA negative numbers are AS10-34-5107, AS10-34-5110, and AS10-34-5112.

Literature: Thomas, p. 176.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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