[Apollo Missions] — One photo from each Apollo mission. Set of eleven vintage NASA "red number" color photographs.

[Apollo Missions]

One Photo from Each Apollo Mission

Eleven vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic prints, 8 x 10 in., with a “A Kodak Paper” watermark on verso. NASA image IDs printed in red in the upper left margin. Photos taken using a 70mm Hasselblad camera.

Collection of 11 vintage NASA red number prints, representing a pivotal image from each Apollo mission, as follows:

NASA S-68-33745: [APOLLO 7] Taken on May 22, 1968, this pre-mission publicity photo shows the crew of Apollo 7, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham. The Apollo 7 mission launched on October 11, 1968, becoming the first crewed spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program.

NASA AS8-16-2598: [APOLLO 8] This remarkable image, taken during trans-lunar injection at a calculated altitude of 102,500 km (based on photo analysis), comes from the magazine consisting of the first photographs ever taken of the entire Earth.

NASA AS9-20-3064: [APOLLO 9] This incredible photo was taken from the porch of the Lunar Module on March 6, 1969, by Lunar Module Pilot Russell L. Schweickart. Seen is the docked Command/Service Modules and Lunar Module, with Earth in the background, during Command Module Pilot David R. Scott's stand-up EVA (seen here standing in the open hatch of the Command Module) on the fourth day of the mission. Written in red ink on verso: "APOLLO "9" RUSTY SCHWEICKART ON EVA".

NASA AS10-27-3873: [APOLLO 10] This beautiful photograph was captured on May 22, 1969, showing the Command Service Module after separation in lunar orbit, about 175 statute miles east of Smyth's Sea and above the rough terrain typical of the lunar far side. The brightness of the craters and the lack of shadows hint at the sun's nearly directly overhead position at the moment of photographic capture.

NASA AS11-40-5948: [APOLLO 11] Taken by Commander Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, this unbelievable image shows Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin deploying the Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP). The Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3), deployed earlier by Aldrin, is seen just to the left of the American flag, with Lunar Module, Eagle, just to the right. 

NASA AS12-47-6897: [APOLLO 12] Taken by Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean on November 19, 1969, this image shows Commander Charles Conrad, Jr., standing next to the American flag, just after collecting the contingency sample and unfurling the American flag during their first extravehicular activity (EVA-1). The long shadow of the Lunar Module and several footprints made by the crew can also be seen in this beautiful photograph.

NASA AS13-58-8458: [APOLLO 13] This iconic photograph of the severely damaged Apollo 13 Service Module was photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module. An entire Service Module panel was blown away by the explosion of Oxygen Tank Number Two. Two of the three fuel cells are also visible at the forward portion of the opening.

NASA AS14-66-9305: [APOLLO 14] This remarkable photo was taken on February 5, 1971, looking East, depicting a front view of the Lunar Module. The reflecting circular flare caused by the brilliant sun appeared, according to Commander Alan B. Shepard and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar D. Mitchell, like a striking sphere of light with a jewel-like appearance.

NASA S-71-41810: [APOLLO 15] Taken on April 17, 1970, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., this photograph shows the launch of the 363 foot tall Apollo 15 space vehicle (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510) from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. On board were Commander Dave Scott, Command Module Pilot Al Worden, and Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin.

NASA AS16-117-18825: [APOLLO 16] Taken on April 23, 1972, by Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, this extraordinary image shows Commander John Young with a sample bag in his left hand, moving toward the bottom part of the gnomon while collecting lunar samples at the North Ray Crater geological site. Of particular note in this photograph is the degree to which Young's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (or spacesuit) is soiled during this third and final EVA.

NASA AS17-134-20384: [APOLLO 17] Taken by Commander Gene Cernan on December 13, 1972, this striking image shows Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt standing next to the deployed American flag—seemingly pointing directly towards Earth—during an EVA at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Two bits of yellow masking tape still attached to verso.