THE FIRST DEEP SPACE EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IN HISTORY, PERFORMED BY ALFRED WORDEN, JULY 26 - AUGUST 7, 1971
NASA [APOLLO 15]
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THE FIRST DEEP SPACE EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IN HISTORY, PERFORMED BY ALFRED WORDEN, JULY 26 - AUGUST 7, 1971
The spacecraft was 316,000 km from Earth when this picture was taken from a frame of motion picture film.
Worden’s EVA has been described as the first interplanetary spacewalk in an age that placed much prestige on space “firsts”.
Apart from the three Apollo 15, 16, 17 EVAs to retrieve SIM bay film cassettes, every other EVA from a spacecraft in freefall has taken place in low Earth orbit, never more than about 600 kilometres away from the home planet.
Worden’s 22 minutes-EVA in deep space was very successful. “I wish I were back outside. It’s hell in here,” he said (at 242:27:11 GET) as he got back in the spacecraft.
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NASA [APOLLO 15]THE FIRST DEEP SPACE EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IN HISTORY, PERFORMED BY ALFRED WORDEN, JULY 26 - AUGUST 7, 1971Estimate: GBP 2,000 - 3,000
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Overall excellent condition with signs in keeping with the age of the print, noting very minor indentations in the recto that are only seen in raking light. The corners are slightly bumped although this unlikely to be visible once framed. The verso is also in excellent condition.
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NASA [APOLLO 15]THE FIRST DEEP SPACE EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY IN HISTORY, PERFORMED BY ALFRED WORDEN, JULY 26 - AUGUST 7, 1971Estimate: GBP 2,000 - 3,000
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