Military or Naval
THE CREW OF APOLLO 8
BORMAN
(Frank, 1928-2023, American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon)
Fine large NASA coloured photo signed
showing him with James A. Lovell & William A. Anders, standing together at the foot of some steps, full length in their space suits, 10 x 8, no place, no date,
Item Date: 1968
Background
These three astronauts made the first manned flight around the moon in Apollo 8. James Arthur Jim Lovell, Jr. (born 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control.
Stock No. 38364