Lot no. 189
189. [Apollo 9] THE FIRST APOLLO EVA: Russell Schweickart spacewalking and taking photographs from LM Spider's porch, viewed from CSM gumdrop's hatch
David Scott, 3-13 March 1969
Printed 1969.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS9-19-2983].
With "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse, numbered "NASA AS9-19-2983" in red in the top margin (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
David Scott captured this remarkable photograph from the open hatch of CSM Gumdrop, docked with LM Spider, as he partially emerged for a stand-up EVA, remaining tethered to the spacecraft via a life-support umbilical system.
Floating just outside Spider, Russell Schweickart performs the first Apollo spacewalk, secured to the LM's front porch by gold-painted foot restraints—nicknamed the "golden slippers." His visor reflects the docked CSM/LM spacecraft and Earth, while in his left hand, he holds a Hasselblad camera, simultaneously capturing images of Scott standing in Gumdrop's open hatch.
In the midst of this extraordinary moment, Scott playfully prompts Schweickart:
073:09:19 Scott (Gumdrop): "Why don't you say hello to the camera or something?"
073:09:23 Schweickart (PLSS): "Hello there, camera. Boy, is this great!"
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