David Scott (American, b. 1932)

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David Scott (American, b. 1932)
Lunar Rover "RIP" panorama with the Lunar Module Falcon, the flag, and James Irwin in the distance, EVA 3, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-88-11897,' 'NASA AS15-88-11899,' and 'NASA AS15-88-11901' in red on the recto upper margins. Mosaic of three vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, overall size 8 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (20.8 x 50.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Scott parked the Rover at its final resting place 300 feet east of the LM where the worldwide television audience could watch the launch transmitted by the Rover's TV camera. As James Irwin worked near the LM (left of image),Scott took a series of pictures near the rover to create this panorama of the moonscape before returning inside Falcon for lunar takeoff. "There is a fundamental truth to our nature,' said Scott. 'Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest" (Apollo 15 air-to-ground transmission).

Literature: NASA SP-289, appendix D, figure D-2 (d).
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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