Description
On the right side of the print is a diagram of the spacecrafts to be used on the mission, showing the planned path from Earth to the moon and back, with explanatory text: “The Apollo command and service modules, which will carry man on his history making flight, are produced for NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center by the Space Division of North American Rockwell Corporation.” A sun with an anthropomorphic face, in the classical taste is illustrated in golden yellow in the upper left spandrel of the print with the following sort of poetic and sentimental explanation:
From the beginning of history, man has been beckoned by the unknown. Compelled to discover what reason tells him exists, he has subdued his fears, made friends with loneliness, and defied the punishing forces of nature. And always he has succeeded. Neither his own limitations nor the difficulties he has faced have prevented him from satisfying his hunger for new experience. Today in Project Apollo, he is embarked upon his greatest adventure — invasion of the airless, soundless satellite we call the moon. To reach his lunar destination, he must travel a quarter-million miles from earth and expose himself to hazards greater than he has ever known. But, as always, the challenges of exploration have served to sharpen his determination; and in the Apollo voyage, he will fulfill a centuries-long ambition. Having chosen his debarkation point from one of five possible landing sites – two in the Ocean of Storms, one in the Central Bay, and two in the Sea of Tranquility – he will at last set foot on the surface of the moon. When he does, he will demonstrate once again that his courage and ingenuity are equal to the magnitude of his dreams.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning, wear, handling, soft creases. Professionally backed for strength on archival mulberry paper.
References:
“The Decision to go to the Moon.” NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/history/the-decision-to-go-to-the-moon/?utm_source=chatgpt.com (18 February 2025).
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