The first human-taken photograph in lunar orbit: Crater Langrenus, Frank Borman [Apollo 8], 21-27 December 1968


printed 1968
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper
10 h × 8 w in (25 × 20 cm)

This historic photograph was taken by Frank Borman following the successful lunar insertion burn as humans were orbiting another world for the first time in history.

'A Kodak Paper' watermarks to verso. [NASA image AS8-16-2615, inverted when printed]note: Media visuals referencing the original NASA photograph(s) not included.

Literature: National Geographic, May 1969, pg. 618 Newsweek, 2 June 1969, cover Time, 10 January 1969, pg. 43 The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography, 1962–1972, Schick and Van Haaften, pg. 97 Moon: Man's Greatest Adventure, Thomas, ed., pg. 158

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