James Lovell (American, b. 1928) or Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982)

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James Lovell (American, b. 1928) or Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982)
Two views inside the lifeboat Lunar Module Aquarius: Fred Haise monitoring systems and the control panel of the spacecraft, Apollo 13, April 1970. Numbered 'NASA AS13-59-8482' and 'NASA AS13-59-8490' (NASA MSC),respectively, in black on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (18.3 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. "The reason why I said it's a test pilot's mission is because we were given the situation, we were given an opportunity, maybe, we didn't look at it that way, to really exercise our skills and our talents to take a situation which was almost certainly catastrophic and come home safely. That's why I thought that 13, of all the flights, including 11, that 13 exemplified a real test pilot's flight," remarked James Lovell (Chaikin, Voices, p. 144).
Estimate $300-500


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