The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
James Irwin (American, 1930-1991)
David Scott exploring the Moon with his 500mm Hasselblad camera in hand, Station 10, Apollo 15, August 1971. Large-format vintage gelatin silver print, image size 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.5 x 26.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Subtle silvering at image edges.
N.B. Station 10 on the edge of Hadley Rille lunar canyon was the last stop (for photography only) made by the astronauts before returning to the lunar module. David Scott is carrying the Hasselblad with the 500mm telephoto lens in order to take panoramic photographs of the canyon. 'I was surprised that time went so fast. We never had enough time. And, boy, we had trained to make sure we were efficient. And when we got there, we never had enough time to explore a site like we would have liked to. Because it was so exciting. There was so much there. And you just wanted more and more and more and more...' exclaimed David Scott (Chaikin, Voices, p. 96). The NASA negative number is AS15-82-11168.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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