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[Apollo 15] DAVID SCOTT SALUTING THE FLAG AT HADLEY BASE James Irwin, 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 3
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche€1,200 - €1,800
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[Apollo 15] DAVID SCOTT SALUTING THE FLAG AT HADLEY BASE
James Irwin, 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 3
Printed 1971.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS15-88-11863].
With NASA caption and "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse, numbered "NASA AS15-88-11863" in red in the top margin (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
Saluting the stars at Hadley Base.
At the start of EVA 3, Apollo 15 Commander David Scott paused to salute the American flag, standing proudly against the breathtaking lunar landscape of Hadley Base. Captured as part of a series of "tourist" photographs taken by James Irwin, this moment symbolizes the spirit of exploration and achievement.
In the background, the towering slopes of Hadley Delta rise approximately 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above the plain, with its base stretching 5 kilometres (3 statute miles) away. To the right, the Lunar Module Falcon glistens under the relentless Sun, marking the temporary home of humanity's first extended scientific expedition on the Moon.
Scott and Irwin, enabled by the Lunar Rover, spent three days exploring the rugged lunar terrain, collecting samples, conducting experiments, and leaving behind a legacy of discovery that forever expanded our understanding of the Moon.
Printed 1971.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS15-88-11863].
With NASA caption and "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse, numbered "NASA AS15-88-11863" in red in the top margin (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
Saluting the stars at Hadley Base.
At the start of EVA 3, Apollo 15 Commander David Scott paused to salute the American flag, standing proudly against the breathtaking lunar landscape of Hadley Base. Captured as part of a series of "tourist" photographs taken by James Irwin, this moment symbolizes the spirit of exploration and achievement.
In the background, the towering slopes of Hadley Delta rise approximately 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above the plain, with its base stretching 5 kilometres (3 statute miles) away. To the right, the Lunar Module Falcon glistens under the relentless Sun, marking the temporary home of humanity's first extended scientific expedition on the Moon.
Scott and Irwin, enabled by the Lunar Rover, spent three days exploring the rugged lunar terrain, collecting samples, conducting experiments, and leaving behind a legacy of discovery that forever expanded our understanding of the Moon.
Footnotes
Literature
Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, p. 37