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SURVEYOR 1 – launched on 30 May 1966. Set of 8 black-and-whi…
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92
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SURVEYOR 1 – launched on 30 May 1966. Set of 8 black-and-whi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €380 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
SURVEYOR 1 – launched on 30 May 1966. Set of 8 black-and-white photographs, 20 x 25 cm:
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- 1 colour photograph (20 x 25) of Surveyor
- 1 black-and-white JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) drawing (22 x 28 cm) of Surveyor 1 on card stock with captions.
-1 black-and-white photograph, 20 x 25 cm, of a Surveyor vernier rocket being assembled, with a caption from the ‘Hughes Aircraft Company’ on the reverse. The Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles) was the manufacturer of the Surveyor probes
- 1 artist’s impression of Surveyor 1 (by Carlos Lopez) on the Moon, with a ‘Hughes Aircraft Company’ caption on the reverse. The image is captioned and numbered 0665-S41787.
-1 double black-and-white photograph of a ‘moon landing’ test on Earth involving a Surveyor prototype. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20cm x 25cm) captioned on the reverse, bearing the number 66-H-775.
-1 photograph of the Surveyor’s shadow, taken by the spacecraft itself – a vintage NASA black-and-white print (20cm x 25cm) captioned on the reverse and bearing the number 66-H-832.
-The lunar horizon photographed by Surveyor 1 on 2 June 1966. Vintage black-and-white JPL print (20cm x 25cm) captioned on the reverse, unnumbered.
-1 close-up of a Surveyor landing leg on the Moon. Vintage black-and-white print from the KSC (Kennedy Space Centre) (20cm x 25cm), captioned on the reverse and bearing the number 113-KSC-66P-266.
SURVEYOR PROGRAMME – The programme comprised seven Surveyor probes (30 May 1966 to 20 February 1968). Surveyor 1 was the first American probe to land on the Moon. In total, five Surveyor probes landed on the Moon and transmitted some 86,326 images and data from our satellite (Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7). However, Surveyor 2 and 4 crashed on the Moon.
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About the sale
SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
Auction location
Auction time
07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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