Sold – A Large Print Signed by Astronauts Whose Feats Defined America’s Manned Space Program
Included are Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and others.
In 1989, artist and Naval aviator Robert L. Rasmussen painted a watercolor entitled “Naval Aviation in Space,” depicting scenes from America’s four great manned spaceflight programs – projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and the Shuttle. It was made into a limited edition print, and the prints were signed at the Naval Aviation Museum...
In 1989, artist and Naval aviator Robert L. Rasmussen painted a watercolor entitled “Naval Aviation in Space,” depicting scenes from America’s four great manned spaceflight programs – projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and the Shuttle. It was made into a limited edition print, and the prints were signed at the Naval Aviation Museum in pencil by famous 9 Naval astronauts, including: the first American in space, Alan Shepard; the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn; one of the first men to orbit the Moon, Jim Lovell; the first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong; Eugene Cernan from Gemini 9 and Apollo 10/17; Charles Conrad from Gemini 5/11 and Apollo 12; Wally Schirra from Mercury 8, Gemini 6 and Apollo 7; Jack Lousma from SkyLab 3 and STS-3; and Rick Hauck from STS-7, STS-26 and STS-51A. The print, measuring 20 by 24 inches, is the first one of these we have carried.
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