Auction catalog: 221 Page PDF with 692 images of space exploration: 1945 - 1972

[6Foot2]

Link: From The Earth to The Moon. Vintage NASA photographs of the first voyages beyond our home planet

 

The lots are in chronological order from 1945 to 1972, except for the large-format photographs (lots 288 to 357)

 

Some items are expected to raise £ 2,000 - £ 3,000. Too rich for my blood but I did like looking at the images and explanatory notes.

 

“Another hundred years may pass before we understand the true significance of Apollo. Lunar exploration was not the equivalent of an American pyramid, some idle monument to technology, but more of a Rosetta Stone, a key to unlocking dreams as yet undreamed.” Eugene Cernan

[Miscbrah]

This is a super way to spend a teabreak, thanks for that! I wish I had a grand spare...

[ChickenDhansak]

Thanks Dave, what a great collection

[Miscbrah]

Can't get over that you could have the FIRST EVER PHOTO EVER TAKEN IN SPACE EVER for £800 +/-. Wow, just wow.

 

The men and women involved in bringing Werner Von Braun to the US, the captured and modified V2 rockets, the fruits of operation paperclip, all condensed into one moment and reflected in one item there. A real piece of mankind's heritage for £800 ish.

 

Debating selling car...

[6Foot2]

Link: Lots in From the Earth to the Moon: Vintage NASA Photographs [Auction results: Prices that items went for and where they were unsold]