拍品 218
  • 218

[APOLLO PROGRAM]. "APOLLO ON THE MOON" SIGNED BY 10 NASA ASTRONAUTS

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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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描述

COOPER, HENRY S.F. Apollo on the Moon. New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1969. 144 pp. 8 ½ by 6 inches. Cloth with dust jacket.

拍品資料及來源

SIGNED and INSCRIBED with their individual Apollo flights BY BUZZ ALDRIN, ALAN BEAN, GORDON COOPER, WALT CUNNINGHAM, CHARLIE DUKE, RICHARD GORDON, FRED HAISE, EDGAR MITCHELL, WALLY SCHIRRA, and TOM STAFFORD, all on the half title page. One of the few books released before the Apollo 11 landing that describes the challenges of an actual lunar landing and the work that will be done by the astronauts on the lunar surface. Equipment and experiments are covered in detail. The last section addresses future landings and planned exploration of the Moon on a grander scale.