TMZ ha pubblicato la notizia della messa all’asta, a partire da 8000 dollari, di “An extremely rare 70 mm positive film roll from the camera of Apollo 11 [...]. The Hasselblad cam film roll contains 126 iconic photos from the moonshot mission taken personally by Armstrong and Aldrin during their exploration. [...] According to the auction house, RR Auction, the film roll was acquired from Terry Slezak, a member of the Manned Spacecraft Center's lunar receiving lab. He was in charge of processing the film brought back from the Apollo moon landings.”
Il sito di RR Auctions presenta così il rullino:
#8226 - Apollo 11 Roll of 70 mm Positives
Estimate: $8,000+
Extremely rare 70-mm positive film roll from Magazine S of the Apollo 11 Hasselblad camera, containing 126 of the most iconic images from the first lunar-landing mission. Wound on a yellow Kodak holder and measuring 3.5″ in diameter, the roll consists of NASA images catalogued as AS11-40-5844 through AS11-40-5970, with the first section of film marked “Heads, MAG-S, Apollo-11.” The roll features photographs taken by Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin during their historic two-and-a-half-hour lunar EVA at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969, with color images including: moments from inside the Lunar Module Eagle immediately prior to Armstrong leaving the spacecraft; Armstrong's first photograph after taking his historic first steps; Aldrin descending the LM ladder; Aldrin standing next to the American flag; the famous ‘Moon Man’ image of Aldrin in a full-length pose, his visor showing a reflection of Armstrong; and various bootprint images, shots of the LM, the lunar plaque, and panoramas of the desolate lunar surface. In fine condition, with some old tape residue at the start. Consignor notes that the film roll was acquired from Terry Slezak, a member of the decontamination team at the Manned Space Center's lunar receiving lab, who was in charge of processing the film brought back from the Apollo moon landings.
Il fatto che venga specificato “extremely rare” indica che non si tratta dell’originale, ma di uno dei pochi duplicati per contatto. La pellicola è quindi di interesse storico per la sua età e provenienza, ma non è quella originale usata sulla Luna. Si tratta molto probabilmente di una delle copie a contatto della pellicola originale fatte all’epoca: copie realizzate mettendo una pellicola vergine a contatto con l’originale ed esponendola alla luce.
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