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[Apollo 13] The arrival over the Moon of the spacecraft in distress. Jack Swigert or Fred Haise, 11–17 April 1970. Printed 1970. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA AS13–60-8635]. 25.4×20.3 cm (10×8 in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS13–60-8635” in red in top margin (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). A fantastic photograph taken with the Hasselblad 500EL equipped with the 250mm telephoto lens looking backwards (southeast) from the spacecraft which had just arrived over the illuminated portion of the backside of the Moon during the slingshot pass.The 160-km Crater Keeler (named No.302 at the time of the mission) is at the center of picture. Latitude / longitude: 9.5° S / 163° E. Following the free-return trajectory, the altitude of Apollo 13 over the lunar farside was approximately 100 km (54 nautical miles) greater than the orbital altitude on the remaining Apollo lunar missions, resulting in particularly striking photographs of the lunar farside. [Original NASA caption for the photograph] An oblique view of the International Astronomical Union Crater No. 302 on the lunar farside as photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft during its pass around the moon. This large crater is located at 162 degrees east longitude and 10 degrees south latitude. The smaller crater, I.A.U. No. 301, is in the foreground. I.A.U. No. 302 has ridges in its center and a smaller crater near its inner edge. This view is looking southeast. “As we approached the Moon, the ground informed us that we would have to use the LM descent engine a second time; this time a long 5-minute burn to speed up our return home. The maneuver was to take place two hours after rounding the far side of the Moon, and I was busy running down the procedures we were to use. Suddenly, I noticed that Swigert and Haise had their cameras out and were busy photographing the lunar surface. I looked at them incredulously and said, ‘If we don’t make this next maneuver correctly, you won’t get your pictures developed!’ They said, ‘Well, you’ve been here before and we haven’t.’ Actually, some of the pictures these tourists took turned out to be very useful.” James Lovell (NASA SP-350, p. 13.4). “It’s a strange place. It’s a big, beat-up rock. Not anything like on Earth, I’ll tell you that ... there’s nothing there. It’s a rock with a lot of holes in it.” Fred Haise (Chaikin, Voices, p. 146). Condition Glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:44 pm Estimate 5,000–7,000 DKK
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