[Apollo 9] THE FIRST APOLLO EVA: Russell Schweickart spacewalking and capturing 16mm footage fro...

[Apollo 9] THE FIRST APOLLO EVA: Russell Schweickart spacewalking and capturing 16mm footage from LM Spider's porch, seen from CSM Gumdrop's hatch David Scott, March 3-13, 1969 Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS9-19-2984]. Numbered 'NASA AS9-19-2984' in red in the top margin, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas). 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.) Historical context David Scott captured this photograph from the open hatch of CSM Gumdrop. Russell Schweickart is performing the first Apollo spacewalk, standing on the LM porch. His visor reflects the docked CSM/LM spacecraft and Earth, and in his left hand, he holds a 16mm DAC camera, capturing motion pictures of Scott stand up EVA. Schweickart is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), complete with a Portable Life Support System (PLSS) and an Oxygen Purge System (OPS) on his back. The EMU provided oxygen, communication, and temperature regulation by circulating water through the suit, eliminating the need for an umbilical connection to the spacecraft—an essential test of the spacesuit and life-support system that would soon enable moonwalks. A 25-foot-long nylon safety tether was his only physical link to prevent drifting into space. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing