NASA. APOLLO 15 mission. Iconic photograph of astronaut James B. Irwin saluting the American flag on lunar soil in an exceptional photographic composition featuring the entire lunar module, the 1st lunar rover in history (1st manned vehicle on the surface of an extraterrestrial body) with a magnificent lunar hill in the background, while the foreground reveals a myriad of human footsteps freshly made on lunar soil. August 2, 1971. Vintage chromogenic print on paper: "This Paper manufactured by KODAK". 20.2x25.3cm with margins.

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