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Offered for sale is a vintage NASA red-number color photograph documenting the historic launch of Apollo 15 on July 26, 1971, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
This dramatic panoramic photograph captures the massive Saturn V rocket at liftoff, surrounded by enormous clouds of smoke and exhaust.
The photograph features the NASA identification number S-71-41411, printed in red along the upper white border.
Mission Details:
Mission: Apollo 15
Launch Date: July 26, 1971
Launch Vehicle: Saturn V
Location: Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A
NASA Photograph Number: S-71-41411
Format: Color photograph, approximately 8" x 10"
Apollo 15 Crew:
David R. Scott – Commander
Alfred M. Worden – Command Module Pilot
James B. Irwin – Lunar Module Pilot
Apollo 15 was NASA's fourth successful crewed lunar landing mission and the first to utilize the Lunar Roving Vehicle, allowing astronauts to explore farther across the lunar surface than ever before.
**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.*
