Set of 2 photos: - Lot 90

Set of 2 photos: 1) THE VERY FIRST PHOTO of Earth taken from near the Moon (part of the far side in the foreground). 20 x 25 cm, black and white, No. L-66-7861. Inscribed on the back: NASA Langley Research Center, and a 38 x 44 cm poster (either Boeing or NASA) explaining how the historic photo was taken on August 23, 1966, during the 16th lunar orbit. 2) THE VERY FIRST PHOTO of an object in lunar orbit: The Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft as seen through a telescope at the Catalina Observatory. 20 x 25 cm black-and-white photo (Boeing No. P42674), taken on July 28, 1968. Lunar Orbiter 5 photographed the entire far side of the Moon. The mission ended when the spacecraft impacted the Moon on January 31, 1968. LUNAR ORBITER PROGRAM – Five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft were launched between August 10, 1966, and August 1, 1967, with the goal of identifying potential landing sites for future Apollo missions. Orbiters I through III were designed to provide images of 20 potential landing sites and flew in low-inclination orbits.