Artist Index: NASA

Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo 11; Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 11. July 1969. 2 chromogenic prints on RC paper/ printed later. Each circa 20 x 20,1 cm. Each with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso.

In the first image Buzz Aldrin has just set up the Solar Wind Composition experiment as part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). – Minimal surface rubbing, flag image with small crease in lower left, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 22.

Photographer: Neil Armstrong. "Edwin Aldrin deploys the Solar Wind Composition Experiment on the surface of the Moon". July 20-21,1969. Vintage ferrotype gelatin silver print. 19,7 x 18,5 cm (25,5 x 20,3 cm). Typed press text in lower margin in the negative.

Neil Armstrong took several photographs of his fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission's historic moonwalk on July 20, 1969. These photographs capture Aldrin as he descended the lunar module's ladder, stepped onto the lunar surface, and carried out various experiments and activities. They provide a visual record of this monumental moment in human history when humans first set foot on the moon and serve as an important part of the Apollo 11 mission's documentation. – Some handling dents/creases, otherwise in good condition.

Photographer: William Anders. Earthrise from Apollo 8. December 24, 1968. Vintage chromogenic print on RC Kodak paper. 20,2 x 25,3 cm. Repeating THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK watermark on the verso.

The celebrated image of planet Earth rising above the bleached lunar horizon. The crew had completed three lunar orbits before emerging from the far side and witnessing this sight, surely one of the most astounding ever photographed. Anders stated: "I was immediately almost overcome by the thought that here we came all this way to the Moon, and yet the most significant thing we're seeing is our own home planet, the Earth." – A few light pressure marks, colors slightly shifted, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Ron Schick and Julia Van Haaften. The View from Space. American Astronaut Photography 1962-1972. 1988, ill. p. 98.
Andrew Chikin. Space. A History of Space Exploration in Photographs. 2002, ill. p. 83.
Beaumont Newhall. Airborne Camera. The World from the Air and Outer Space. 1969, ill. pp. 136-37.

Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 11, July 1969. Vintage chromogenic print. 20,2 x 20,2 cm. A Kodak Paper watermark on the verso.

Because the moon lacks any atmosphere the flag was stiffened with wire for this photograph so that it would appear to be fluttering in the breeze. – In excellent condition.

Lit.: Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 22.

Photographer: James McDivitt. Astronaut Ed White as he floats in zero gravity of space over Gulf of Mexico, Gemini IV, June, 1965. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper. 20,4 x 20,5 cm.

Corners slightly bumped, a few light handling marks/creases, colors slightly shifted, otherwise in very good condition.

Launch of Apollo 17, Dec. 7, 1972 . Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak RC paper. 20,2 x 25,7 cm; repeating Kodak watermark and NASA text on the verso.
The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) space vehicle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, at 12:33 a.m., Dec. 7, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program, was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander; astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot; and scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flames from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first stage illuminate the nighttime scene. – A few light handling marks, colors shifted, otherwise in very good condition.

NASA. 4 Original-Silbergelatineabzüge und eine Original-Farbfotografie auf Kodak Paper. 25,5 x 20,5 cm (4) und 9 x 6,4 cm (1). (Culver City, Public Relations Department, 1964-1973).
Die vier größeren Silbergelatineabzüge zeigen von der Hughes Aircraft Company für die NASA produzierte Satelliten (-teile). Verso ist jeweils ein über die untere Kante nach vorne gefalteter Streifen Papier mit maschienenschriftlicher Erklärung montiert. Dabei handelt es sich um "TV Star is born- The actual flight model of Syncom III ... ", "Shake, rattle and roll- Syncom III sits atop vibration test table ... ", "Spacebound-Syncom III communications satellite gets final check-over ..." und "Olympic stars ...". Die kleinere Fotografie zeigt zwei Astronauten, wohl im Kennedy Space Center in Florida aufgenommen. Sie ist mit einer Büroklammer auf einer Faltbroschüre zum NASA Skylab befestigt. – Minimale Gebrauchsspuren, Papierstreifen etwas leimschattig. Die Silbergelatineabzüge sind verso jeweils mit einer gestempelten Nummer versehen. Auf der Faltbroschüre findet sich der Stempel "Jun-1 1973. O. K. Weltin". – Dabei: 16 zumeist farbige Foto-Reproduktionen der NASA und 3 kleine Broschüren zu Apollo 17, dem John F. Kennedy Space Center und "NASA facts".

Photographer: James McDivitt. Astronaut Ed White floating above Pacific Ocean, Gemini IV. June, 1965. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper. 20,5 x 20,3 cm.

NASA's Project Gemini was designed to test technologies and techniques for the Apollo Program. The two-man Gemini spacecraft was larger and more sophisticated than its Mercury predecessor. The spacecraft was designed by a team of NASA engineers led by Jim Chamberlin, and built by McDonnell Aircraft, in St Louis. There were two uncrewed test flights (1964, 1965) and 10 crewed (March 23, 1965 until November 11-15, 1966) all launched on a Titan II missile. The Gemini flights helped NASA learn to work and live in space, paving the way for the successful Apollo human landings on the Moon. Gemini IV was the mission on which Ed White undertook America's first historic space walk. – Some handling marks/creases, slight edge wear, colors slightly shifted, otherwise in good condition.

"Best wishes from the Moon"
Amerikanische Astronauten.
39 signierte Porträtfotos von NASA-Astronauten, meist im farbigen Offset-Druck. Ca. 25 x 20 cm. Eingelegt in Klarsichthüllen in modernem Ringalbum, Pappschuber. NASA ca. 1962-1975.

Zwischen ca. 1962 und 1975 gab die NASA, die 1958 gegründete zivile US-Bundesbehörde für Raumfahrt und Flugwissenschaft Porträtfotografien ihrer bedeutendsten Astronauten zum Sammeln heraus. Oft wurden diese im Offset-Verfahren gedruckten Farbfotos dann den Dargestellten zur Unterschrift vorgelegt, wobei sich einige Astronauten auch auf technische Hilfsmittel wie Polygraphen oder Unterschriftenautomaten stützten. Die hier vorliegenden Fotokarten sind allerdings bemerkenswerter Weise wohl durchgehend mit originaler Unterschrift, oft sogar mit persönlicher Widmung versehen, z. B. "To Adolf Emminger. Best wishes from the Moon James Irwin", stammen sie doch allesamt aus der Sammlung Emmingers.
Verso findet man meist einen kleinen Text über die Persönlichkeit. Vorhanden sind u. a. Fotos von Alan L. Bean, Frank Borman, Vance Devoe Brand, Eugène A. Cernan, Charles Conrad (2, darunter 1 signiertes Originalfoto), Robert L. Crippen, Donn F. Eisele, Joe H. Engle, Ronald E. Evans, Charles G. Fullerton, Guy S. Gardner, John H. Glenn, Richard F. Gordon, S. David Griggs, Fred W. Haise, Terry J. Hart, James B. Irwin, Don L. Lind, Jack Robert Lousma, James A. McDevitt, Robert A. Parker, Harrison H. Schmitt, Russell L. Schweickart, Donald K. Slayton, Thomas S. Stafford, Richard H. Truly, Alfred M. Worden, ferner auch Bilder von Mondlandschaften nach NASA-Fotos, die „Prime Crew of Eight Manned Apollo Mission“, “Skylab Missions“, „Third“ bis „Eighth“ Space Shuttle Orbital Tests“ und vieles mehr.

Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 11. July, 1969. Slightly later, oversized chromogenic print (enlargement) on baryta paper. 50,7 x 40,7 cm. Photo courtesy NASA in the negative in upper edge.

Because the moon lacks any atmosphere the flag was stiffened with wire so that it would appear to be fluttering in a breeze. – Slight edge wear, some handling dents in left mid area and lower right, edges curled, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 22.

Photographer: David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander James Irwin gives a military salute beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 15. August 1971. Slightly later, oversized chromogenic print (enlargement) on Kodak paper. 50,4 x 40,4 cm.

Few Apollo photographs have been reproduced more often than this color photo of Irwin, the flag, the Rover, the LM and Mount Hadley in the distance. – A few light handling marks in lower and upper area, otherwise in very good condition. With: Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin descending Apollo 11 LM ladder (inverted image). July 1969. Slightly later, oversized chromogenic print on Kodak paper. 49,3 x 39,6 cm. - Edges slightly curled, small creases in corners.


Lit.: Andrew Chaikin. A Man on the Moon. 3 vol. 1999, ill. pp. 64-65.

Photographer: James McDivitt. Astronaut Ed White floating in space, Gemini IV. June, 1965. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper. 18,3 x 18,3 cm (20 x 25,3 cm). Red NASA number S-65-30433 in upper margin; NASA text and logo printed on verso.

NASA's Project Gemini was designed to test technologies and techniques for the Apollo Program. The two-man Gemini spacecraft was larger and more sophisticated than its Mercury predecessor. The spacecraft was designed by a team of NASA engineers led by Jim Chamberlin, and built by McDonnell Aircraft, in St Louis. There were two uncrewed test flights (1964, 1965) and 10 crewed (March 23, 1965 until November 11-15, 1966) all launched on a Titan II missile. The Gemini flights helped NASA learn to work and live in space, paving the way for the successful Apollo human landings on the Moon. Gemini IV was the mission on which Ed White undertook America's first historic space walk. – One small handling dent, otherwise in near excellent condition with bright colors.

Photographer: James McDivitt. Astronaut Ed White floating in space, Gemini 4. June, 1965. 2 vintage chromogenic prints on Kodak paper. 18,8 x 17,8 cm (20,5 x 25,5 cm). Red NASA number S-65-30429 and S-65-30430 in upper margin.

NASA's Project Gemini was designed to test technologies and techniques for the Apollo Program. The two-man Gemini spacecraft was larger and more sophisticated than its Mercury predecessor. The spacecraft was designed by a team of NASA engineers led by Jim Chamberlin, and built by McDonnell Aircraft, in St Louis. There were two uncrewed test flights (1964, 1965) and 10 crewed (March 23, 1965 until November 11-15, 1966) all launched on a Titan II missile. The Gemini flights helped NASA learn to work and live in space, paving the way for the successful Apollo human landings on the Moon. Gemini IV was the mission on which Ed White undertook America's first historic space walk. – A few corners bumped, otherwise in near excellent condition with bright colors.


Lit.: Ron Schick and Julia Van Haaften. The View from Space, American Astronaut Photography 1962-1972. 1988.
Andrew Chalkin. Space, A History of Space Exploration in Photographs. 2002.

Gemini 7 orbiting the Earth, view of Gemini 6 ; Gemini 6 + 7 Rendezvous Mission, December 15, 1965. 2 vintage chromogenic prints on Kodak paper. Each circa 20,2 x 25,4 cm. 1 with red NASA number S-65-63221 in margin upper left; 1 annotated in pencil on the verso.

One print with crease marks and pressure marks from writing on verso in right edge, otherwise other print in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Ron Schick and Julia Van Haaften. The View from Space, American Astronaut Photography 1962-1972. 1988, ill. p. 51.
Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 67.

Photographer: William Anders. Planet Earth, Apollo 8, December 1968. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper. 20,2 x 25,2 cm. Annotated in ink on the verso.

This image shows the Earth 50,000 miles away on Apollo 8 's return flight and was the first image taken of the whole planet by astronauts. Almost the whole Western Hemisphere of the Earth with South America and Africa is visible. "As I looked out there I could not figure out which way was up. Anyway, who's to say which way is up in space." W. Anders. – Corners slightly bumped, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Ron Schick and Julia Van Haaften. The View from Space. American Astronaut Photography 1962-1972. 1988, ill. p. 96.