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December 3, 05:59 PM GMT
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[APOLLO 7]
WALT CUNNINGHAM GAZING AT EARTH. 11-22 OCTOBER 1968.
Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic print, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS7-4-1584” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning.
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by WALTER CUNNINGHAM: "LOOKING AT BEAUTIFUL MOTHER EARTH— | WALT CUNNINGHAM | OCT. 11, 1968"; and INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the verso: "FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION — | WALT CUNNINGHAM"
A striking image of Lunar Module Pilot Walter "Walt" Cunningham. The flight carried no lunar module, but Cunningham was responsible for all spacecraft systems excepting launch and navigation.