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Apollo 17 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS17-134-20466, A View of Earth above the American Flag. ...
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Apollo 17 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS17-134-20466, A View of Earth above the American Flag. A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the crewmen of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission. The crescent Earth can be seen in the far distant background above the flag. The lunar feature in the near background is South Massif. Surprisingly, Heritage has never previously offered this photo. A rare opportunity. Excellent.This iconic photograph from Apollo 17, the final Apollo lunar landing mission, captures the American flag dramatically foregrounded against the stark lunar surface, with the Earth rising above the Moon's horizon in the distance, a poignant juxtaposition of human presence and cosmic isolation. Taken by astronaut Harrison Schmitt, the image encapsulates the culmination of the Apollo program's legacy and the technological audacity of the era. Its aesthetic power lies in the symbolism: a lone flag on a lifeless world beneath the fragile, distant Earth, underscoring both human achievement and planetary vulnerability.
Auction Info
2025 September 27 Space Exploration Showcase Auction #33169 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2025
27th
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