Vermot de Pas: NASA Photographs - History of Space Conquest, 172873, Paris

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Auction Date
December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025
Page Size: 300 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 NASA.

Rare photographic print of the Apollo 11 mission emblem.

July 1969 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
52 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. Rare view of astronaut Buzz Aldrin halfway up the ladder of the lunar module EAGLE as he prepares to become the 2nd man to set foot on lunar soil.

July 20, 1969 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
53 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph showing astronaut Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag on

July 20, 1969 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
54 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. On July 24, 1969, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, U.S .Navy frogmen have just picked up astronauts Neil A .Armstrong, Michael Colins and Edwin E .Aldrin, Jr .Armstrong, Michael Colins and Edwin E .Aldrin, Jr .

July 24, 1969 EUR 600.00 - 700.00 Unknown
55 NASA.

APOLLO 11. RARE. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin deploys the solar wind instrument while astronaut Neil Armstrong takes his picture (back in foreground).

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
56 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar module "EAGLE" next to the lunar wind analysis instrument.

July 20, 1969 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
57 NASA.

APOLLO 11 mission. Iconic photograph of astronaut Buzz ALDRIN installing the lunar sysmograph.

July 20, 1969 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
58 NASA.

Aboard the USS HORNET, staff and guests watch President Richard N. NIXON speak to the heroes of Space and History.

July 24, 1969 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
59 NASA.

APOLLO 11 mission. Astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN standing in front of the American flag.

July 20, 1969 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
60 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. The most famous photograph of the Apollo 11 Mission showing astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface.

July 1969 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
61 NASA.

Historic APOLLO 11 mission. Historic photograph showing the foot of astronaut BUZZ ALDRIN making a historic mark on the lunar surface

July 1969 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
62

Apollo 11. RARE VINTAGE EXHIBITION PRINT. Earth as seen from the APOLLO 11 command module.

1969 EUR 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 Unknown
63

Apollo 11. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin descends from the EAGLE lunar module

July 20, 1969 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 Unknown
64 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission. The famous photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing in front of the lunar module "EAGLE".

July 20, 1969 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
65 NASA.

APOLLO 11 mission. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses in front of the American flag.

EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
66 NASA.

APOLLO 11 mission. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses in front of the American flag.

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
67 NASA.

Apollo 11 mission.

July 20, 1969 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
68 NASA.

Official insignia for the Apollo 12 mission, the second in the Apollo program.

1969 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
69 NASA.

Scientific artist's rendering of the Space Shuttle in Earth orbit and the laboratory in its cargo bay.

Circa 1970 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
70 NASA.

This superb and rare photograph of the Earth was taken from the Apollo 13 spacecraft on its return trip.

April 1970 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
71 NASA.

APOLLO 14 mission. Superb and rare view of the SATURNE V rocket on its transport cart from its assembly hall to its launch pad 39A at Cape Kennedy.

November 9, 1970 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
72 NASA.

Apollo 15. James Irvin and the Rover in front of Mount Hadley.

July 1971 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
73 NASA.

Astronaut James Irwin salutes the American flag, with the Falcon lunar module and Rover in the background.

July 1971 EUR 800.00 - 900.00 Unknown
74 NASA.

Apollo 15 mission. Observation of the lunar landscape from the "MADLEY APENNINE" landing site of the Apollo 15 Mission

July 30, 1971 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
75 NASA.

Apollo 15, 1971. View of the Apollo 15 mission command module from the lunar module about to land on the moon, with Commander David R. Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin on board.

EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
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