Quirky Sundays Antik & Vintage
Item no.:488743

Vintage NASA color offset photo of Earth seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft in December 1968

Description:

Vintage NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) color offset photo of the Earth seen from the 1968 Apollo 8 spacecraft.

The Apollo 8 crew, which consisted of astronauts Frank Borman (captain), James Lovell (command module pilot) and William Anders (moon landing module pilot), were the first astronauts in orbit around the moon. The crew took a series of photos of the globe seen from space, which created sensation around the world. Read and listen to Apollo 8's "Flight Journal" on NASA's website:

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap08fj/03day1_green_sep.html

Dimensions image: Approximately 35 x 28 centimeters.
Frame outer dimensions: Approximately 32 x 42 centimeters.

Fine condition with age-related traces of use. Contemporary frame.
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