[NASA]. A group of 20 photographs related to the Apollo 15 mission. 1971.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Lot Description
[NASA]. A group of 20 photographs related to the Apollo 15 mission. 1971.
8 x 10 in. 20 black and white and color photographs. Provenance: Acquired Heritage Auction Galleries, 11 May 2018, sale 6195 lot 50511.
The Apollo 15 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on 26 July 1971 with astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, and James B. Irwin on board. Scott and Irwin took their first steps onto the lunar surface on 30 July with Scott remarking, “As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown…I sort of realize there’s a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest.”
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