" RIGHT STUFF FIELD GEOLOGISTS"
Alan Bean

550 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Print
16.5" x 25.25"
$495

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ALAN BEAN - Right Stuff Field Geologists

The Apollo program was not only about getting to the moon and back, but making
the best possible scientific observations once there. "Do we take test pilots and teach
them geology or do we take geologists and teach them to fly?" was the question.
The answer, in typical NASA fashion, was to create a team of both. This image
of Apollo 17 Commander and skilled naval aviator Eugene A.

Cernan handing yet another sample bag to Lunar Module Pilot and Doctor of Geology
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt on the Taurus-Littrow Valley floor, represents the epitome
of this exploration philosophy. On December 13, 1972, when Gene and Jack left the
moon, they carried with them 240 pounds of lunar samples-more than any other
mission could boast. Image size: 25 1/4"w x 161/2"h, published from the artist's
original acrylic painting. 550 signed by the artist and consecutively numbered.
Countersigned by Gene Cernan and Harrison "Jack" Schmitt.

ALAN BEAN - April 2001

 

Right Stuff Field Geologists - Alan Bean

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