APOLLO 8
"EARTHRISE" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY COL. FRANK BORMAN,
COMMANDER OF THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO VISIT ANOTHER WORLD.
HE WROTE:
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth...
Col. Frank Borman Apollo 8
ANOTHER "EARTHRISE" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY COL. BORMAN.
HE INSCRIBED THIS ONE WITH THE CLOSING WORDS FROM THE
HISTORIC CHRISTMAS EVE BROADCAST OF 1968. HE WROTE:
"We close with goodnight, good luck, a Merry Christmas,
and God bless all of you - all of you on the Good Earth"
Frank Borman Apollo 8
Note: Photo is 16x20" so only a portion could fit on my scanner.
APOLLO 11
COL. BUZZ ALDRIN HAS WRITTEN THE FIRST WORDS SPOKEN BY
MAN FROM THE SURFACE OF ANOTHER WORLD. IN THIS PHOTO
HE IS WEARING HIS SPACESUIT AND BUBBLE HELMET JUST AS
HE DID WHEN HE AND NEIL ARMSTRONG LANDED ON THE MOON.
HE WROTE:
"Contact light. Okay, engine stop."
Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI LMP
3:17PM CDT July 20, 1969
SPOKEN FROM MISSION CONTROL THIS IS APOLLO 11 CAPCOM CHARLIE DUKE'S
REPLY TO COL. ALDRIN'S "Contact light. Okay, engine stop."
HE WROTE:
"We copy you down Eagle"
Charlie Duke
Apollo 11 Capcom
July 20, 1969
IN REPLY TO NEIL ARMSTRONG'S HISTORIC
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
CAPCOM DUKE HAS WRITTEN HIS EQUALLY HISTORIC REPLY.
AS CDR. ARMSTRONG HAD NEVER USED "TRANQUILITY BASE" IN SIMULATIONS
GEN. DUKE MISPOKE, THEN CORRECTED HIMSELF.
HE WROTE:
"Roger Twan...Tranquility. We copy you on the ground.
You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.
We're breathing again. Thanks a lot."
Charlie Duke
Apollo 11 Capcom
July 20, 1969
APOLLO 12
ABOVE IS MY FAVORITE ASTRONAUT CAPT. CHARLES "PETE" CONRAD.
IT IS SIGNED BY CONRAD WITH INSCRIPTIONS BY HIS APOLLO 12 CREWMATES.
RICHARD GORDON WROTE:
Pete-You are missed a bunch! Regards Dick Gordon
ALAN BEAN WROTE:
The best to ever put on a spacesuit. Alan Bean Apollo 12
THE PHOTO ABOVE IS A HUMOROUS HOMAGE TO PETE CONRAD. AS YOU CAN SEE
CAPT. CONRAD IS WELL RELAXED ON THE MORNING OF HIS APOLLO 12 LAUNCH.
HIS FRIENDS WROTE THE FOLLOWING. REFERING TO PETE'S INSISTANCE THAT
THEY HAVE A "BM" BEFORE REACHING THE MOON, DICK GORDON WROTE:
Pete-We don't need to yet-you can't make us go!? Dick Gordon
SEEING PETE RESTING IN HIS CHAIR, ALAN BEAN WROTE:
Is our illustrious commander asleep?? Alan Bean
CAPT. ALAN BEAN USED THIS PHOTO AS
INSPIRATION FOR HIS WONDERFUL PAINTING TITLED
THAT'S HOW IT FELT TO WALK ON THE MOON.
HE HAS INSCRIBED FOR ME PART OF THAT TITLE:
That's how it felt...
Alan Bean
Apollo 12
THE APOLLO 12 COMMAND MODULE HANGING FROM IT'S PARACHUTES JUST PRIOR
TO SPLASHDOWN. IT'S SIGNED BY LEGENDARY FLIGHT DIRECTORS GENE KRANTZ
AND CHRIS KRAFT, PLUS PETE CONRAD, RICHARD GORDON, AND ALAN BEAN.
IN REFERENCE TO THE CAMERA THAT STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD,
KNOCKING HIM SILLY, CAPT. BEAN WROTE:
"No need to stow the camera!"
Alan Bean Apollo 12
APOLLO 13
CAPT. JAMES LOVELL HAS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED THIS IMAGE OF THE DAMAGED
APOLLO 13 SERVICE MODULE WITH THE WORDS HE SPOKE TO MISSION CONTROL
INFORMING THEM OF THE EXPLOSION. THIS PHRASE IS OFTEN MISQUOTED
AS "Houston, we have a problem", AS OPPOSED TO THE ACTUAL PHRASE
THAT WAS SPOKEN. HE WROTE:
"Houston, we've had a problem"
James Lovell
Apollo XIII CDR
9:07 PM CDT
April 13, 1970
APOLLO 14
THE MIGHTY SATURN 5 RIDING OVER 800 FEET OF FLAME.
Saturn V 363 feet of raw power!
Edgar Mitchell Apollo 14 LMP
REFERING TO THE FACT THAT HE AND ALAN SHEPARD COULDN'T LOCATE
THE LIP OF CONE CRATER, EDGAR MITCHELL WROTE
Searching for Cone Crater
Edgar Mitchell
Apollo 14
ON THIS BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF APOLLO 14'S LM ANTARIES,
IS AN AMUSING BUT ODDLY TRUE QUOTE.
First lunar golf caddy
Edgar Mitchell Apollo 14 LMP
APOLLO 15
COMMANDER DAVE SCOTT HAS INSCRIBED FOR ME THE
FIRST WORDS HE SPOKE WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE MOON.
HE WROTE:
"Man must explore, and this
is exploration at it's greatest."
Dave Scott
Apollo 15
COMMANDER SCOTT INSCRIBED ON THIS PHOTO THE WORDS
HE SPOKE AFTER COMPLETING HIS FAMOUS HAMMER AND FEATHER
EXPERIMENT ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
HE WROTE FOR ME:
"Nothing like a little
science on the Moon"
Dave Scott
Apollo 15
APOLLO 16
CHARLIE DUKE HAS WRITTEN SOME OF THE FIRST WORDS
HE SPOKE AFTER THE LANDING OF THE LM ORION.
HE WROTE:
"Old Orion is finally here
Houston. Fan-tastic!"
Charlie Duke
Apollo 16 LMP
April 20, 1972
JOHN YOUNG SMUGGLED A CORNED BEEF SANDWICH ABOARD GEMINI 3 FOR
GUS GRISSOM WHICH INSPIRED ME TO THINK OF THIS PHRASE. WHILE GEN. DUKE
NEVER SPOKE THESE WORDS ON THE MOON, HE COULD HAVE.
HE WROTE:
Hey John, you brought Gus a corned beef sandwich, how about me?
Charlie Duke
Apollo 16
APOLLO 17
APOLLO 17 CDR. GENE CERNAN INSCRIBED THE ABOVE PHOTO WITH SOME OF THE
FINAL WORDS SPOKEN FROM THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. HE WROTE:
"America's challenge of today has forged Man's destiny of tomorrow"
Gene Cernan Apollo XVII
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