The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
James Lovell (American, b. 1928) or Fred Haise (American, b. 1933)
Jack Swigert works on the 'mailbox' in the Lunar Module Aquarius, Apollo 13, April 1970. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (18.9 x 18.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Slight yellowing to sheet.
N.B. "We would have died of the exhaust from our own lungs if Mission Control hadn't come up with a marvelous fix,' recalled James Lovell. 'The trouble was the square lithium hydroxide canisters from the CM would not fit the round openings of those in the LM environmental system. After a day and a half in the LM a warning light showed us that the carbon dioxide had built up to a dangerous level, but the ground was ready. They had thought up a way to attach a CM canister to the LM system by using plastic bags, cardboard, and tape, all materials we had on board. Jack and I put it together: just like building a model airplane. The contraption wasn't very handsome but it worked. It was a great improvisation, and a fine example of cooperation between ground and space" (NASA SP-350, chapter 13.4). The NASA negative number is AS13-62-9004.
Literature: Jacobs, p. 85.
Estimate $500-700
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