Lot no. 163
163. [Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft
William Anders, 21-27 December 1968
Printed 1968.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image S-68-56531].
Numbered "NASA S-68-56531" in red in the top margin, with NASA caption and "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
This image captures a historic first: a human not only beyond Earth but in the vicinity of another world.
Frank Borman is seen at his commander's station as the Apollo 8 Command Module orbits the Moon, in this rare still from a 16mm movie film recorded by William Anders. James Lovell is visible at the bottom of the picture.
[NASA caption] APOLLO 8 IVA—Astronaut Frank Borman, commander, is shown during intravehicular activity on the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. This still print was made from movie film taken by an on-board 16mm motion picture camera.
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