Lot #278

Apollo Lunar Module Print with (300+) Signatures, Including All (12) Moonwalkers, Charles Lindbergh, Richard Nixon, and Spiro Agnew

Description

Large, one-of-a-kind NASA-Grumman print with over 300 signatures - with all 12 moonwalkers — honoring the Apollo Lunar Module, from the collection of the LM’s chief engineer

Magnificent color 24 x 20 print of the Apollo Lunar Module by NASA and the Grumman Aerospace Corporation, containing over 300 ink and felt tip signatures of astronauts, aerospace leaders, political figures, and numerous Grumman and NASA engineers, officers, and personnel. The print is signed by every astronaut designated to the prime crew of an Apollo mission (with the exception of Wally Schirra), a fraternity that includes all 12 of the program’s legendary moonwalkers.

Apollo 7: Walt Cunningham and Don Eisele
Apollo 8: Frank Borman, James Lovell, and Bill Anders
Apollo 9: Jim McDivitt, Dave Scott, and Rusty Schweickart
Apollo 10: Tom Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan
Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
Apollo 12: Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean
Apollo 13: Jack Swigert, James Lovell, and Fred Haise
Apollo 14: Alan Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell
Apollo 15: Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin
Apollo 16: Charlie Duke, John Young, and Ken Mattingly
Apollo 17: Ron Evans, Harrison Schmitt, and Gene Cernan

Other noteworthy signers include aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, President Richard Nixon, Vice President Spiro Agnew, Grumman Aircraft Engineering founder Leroy Grumman, NASA directors like Christopher Kraft, Robert Gilruth, George M. Low, and Rocco Petrone, and numerous other astronauts, including: Gordon Cooper, Deke Slayton, Joe Engle, Ed Gibson, Joe Kerwin, Vance Brand, Gerald Carr, Jack Lousma, Bruce McCandless II, Bill Pogue, Paul Weitz, and more. The print also bears signatures of L. Macon Epps (Assistant Program Manager for the Lunar Module), chief engineer Herbert Grossman, and dozens of the devoted Grumman and NASA scientists, engineers, and personnel who worked on the decade-long project. In fine condition, with old tape to the edges, and light toning from prior display.

Originates from the collection of Grumman engineer Herbert R. Grossman, who joined Grumman in 1963 as a member of the Lunar Module Systems Integration Department and, from 1965 to 1969, served as Chief Engineer for the Lunar Module at the Kennedy Space Center. In this capacity, Grossman was able to assemble this spectacular array of signatures to commemorate the project. His wide-ranging access at NASA and his considerable tenacity made this dazzling display piece possible. This visually stunning, one-of-a-kind display piece is an irreplaceable monument to one of the great feats in the history of science and technology.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
• Dates: #680 - Ended December 06, 2023

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