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Auction archive: Lot number 83

THE LANDING SITE – [ Mare Tranquilitatis . Manned Spacecraft Center, spring 1969.]

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$8,125
Auction archive: Lot number 83

THE LANDING SITE – [ Mare Tranquilitatis . Manned Spacecraft Center, spring 1969.]

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$8,125
Beschreibung:

THE LANDING SITE – [ Mare Tranquilitatis . Manned Spacecraft Center, spring 1969.] “CONTACT LIGHT.” The landing site for Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility inscribed with man's first words from the Moon and CapCom Charlie Duke’s first reply to the Moon . A lunar chart of the Sea of Tranquility SIGNED and INSCRIBED by both Buzz ALDRIN and Charles DUKE. Aldrin has marked the landing site with an “X” and inscribed “‘ CONTACT LIGHT’ First Words from the Lunar Surface / Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI .” Duke has written in the lower margin: “ Roger, Tranquillity, We copy you on the ground. You’ve got a bunch of guys about to turn blue! We’re breathing again. Thanks a lot! Charles M. Duke, Jr. Apollo 11 CAPCOM .” Lunar chart, 17 by 22 inches. MSC-6132-69.

Auction archive: Lot number 83
Auction:
Datum:
18 Jul 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
Beschreibung:

THE LANDING SITE – [ Mare Tranquilitatis . Manned Spacecraft Center, spring 1969.] “CONTACT LIGHT.” The landing site for Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility inscribed with man's first words from the Moon and CapCom Charlie Duke’s first reply to the Moon . A lunar chart of the Sea of Tranquility SIGNED and INSCRIBED by both Buzz ALDRIN and Charles DUKE. Aldrin has marked the landing site with an “X” and inscribed “‘ CONTACT LIGHT’ First Words from the Lunar Surface / Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI .” Duke has written in the lower margin: “ Roger, Tranquillity, We copy you on the ground. You’ve got a bunch of guys about to turn blue! We’re breathing again. Thanks a lot! Charles M. Duke, Jr. Apollo 11 CAPCOM .” Lunar chart, 17 by 22 inches. MSC-6132-69.

Auction archive: Lot number 83
Auction:
Datum:
18 Jul 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
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