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The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa
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December 3, 06:53 PM GMT
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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa
[APOLLO 11]
LM EAGLE RETURNING TO CM COLUMBIA. 21 JULY 1969.
Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 7 3/4 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-44-6641” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, two pieces of tape to verso, lower margin trimmed.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in LM Eagle’s ascent stage, captured by Mike Collins in CM Columbia, as they approached for docking some four hours after leaving the lunar surface. Armstrong and Aldrin had made man’s first landing on the Moon just 26 hours earlier, and explored the surface for nearly 2 and ½ hours.