Vintage NASA Apollo 15 “Red Number” Type I, image AS15-88-11973, dating to the 1971 Apollo 15 lunar mission.
This dramatic image shows the Command and Service Module Endeavour in lunar orbit, photographed from the Lunar Module Falcon with the Moon filling the background. The exposed Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay is clearly visible on the Service Module.
The photograph was taken during Revolution 49 as the Lunar Module crew visually inspected and photographed Endeavour prior to docking. The image is attributed to Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin.
The photograph bears the NASA image identification:
NASA AS15-88-11973
A particularly striking Apollo image combining the Command Module, exposed SIM bay, and lunar surface in a single photograph.
Mission: Apollo 15
Date: 1971
NASA Image No.: AS15-88-11973
Subject: CSM Endeavour / SIM Bay / Moon
Photographer: James Irwin
Format: Vintage NASA color photograph / Red Number
Size: 8 x 10 inches
Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition, edge/corner wear, surface condition, and markings on the reverse. Sold as pictured.
**The photograph was acquired from an individual representing the family of NASA engineer John Gurley Jr., who worked in Mission Planning at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). No additional documentation or provenance accompanies the photograph, so this history is provided as received and is not independently documented.*
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