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Eugene Cernan Three consecutive views of the Earth rising above Mare Smythii Apollo 10, 18-26 May 1969 Vintage chromogenic prints on resin coated Kodak paper, 25.2 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photos no AS10-27-3892, AS10-27-3895, AS10-27-3896], with THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK watermark on versos (mid-1970s prints), (NASA/North American Rockwell), (3) Footnotes: "To see our home planet from this point of view was absolutely awesome. It was nearly breath-taking. I was reminded of Socrates' saying in 399 B.C., before flight above the ground was theorized: 'A man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, and only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.''' Thomas Stafford. North American Rockwell was NASA's prime contractor and manufacturer of the Apollo Command Module. Literature: LIFE 6 June 1969 p. 39, see illustration (a copy of the magazine is not included within the lot) Condition Report: Mint Condition Report Disclaimer