Frank Borman, James Lovell, and Bill Anders Photograph Signed to Alan Bean.

BORMAN, Frank; James Lovell; William [Bill Anders]; Alan Bean.

$8,200.00

Item Number: 145393

Photograph of the iconic Apollo 8 ‘Earthrise,’ given to Alan Bean and his family upon Apollo 8’s return. Glossy color photograph of the Apollo 8 ‘Earthrise,’ inscribed in black felt tip by Bill Anders, “To the Ragsdales, A Beautiful View of Our Home, Bill Anders,” signed on the mount by the entire Apollo 8 crew, additionally signed and inscribed on the mount by Alan Bean, “Presented by the Apollo 8 crew, Frank, Jim & Bill, to Sue and me just after their return from the Moon, in December 1968, Alan Bean, Apollo 12 Astronaut.” In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 20.5 inches by 16.5 inches. An exceptional piece of space history.

Apollo 8 astronauts James Lovell, Frank Borman, and William Ander were some of the first humans to ever witness an Earthrise. Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program after Apollo 7, which stayed in Earth orbit. Apollo 8 was the third flight and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket, and was the first human spaceflight from the Kennedy Space Center, located adjacent to Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida. Astronaut Alan Bean flew to the Moon on Apollo 12, the second manned lunar landing mission, in November 1969. He was the fourth person to walk on the Moon, spending over 31 hours on the lunar surface with Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad.