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Assembled by Herbert Grossman, Grumman's chief engineer for the Apollo Lunar Module, this spectacular colour lithograph of the module is surrounded by more than 300 signatures including the 12 men who have walked on the Moon, 25 additional Apollo astronauts, various political and aerospace leaders, and numerous Grumman and NASA engineers, officers, and other personnel. The signatures begin with Apollo 7, the first manned mission (the crew of Apollo 1 died in the launch pad fire, which led to the cancellation of Apollo 2 and 3; Apollo 4-6 were unmanned missions). The signers comprise: Apollo 7: Walter Cunningham, Don Eisele; Apollo 8: Frank Borman, James Lovell, William Anders; Apollo 9: James McDivitt, David Scott, Rusty Schweickart; Apollo 10: Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, Eugene A. Cernan, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Apollo 11: Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Fred W. Haise, Jr.; Apollo 12: Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Alan L. Bean; Apollo 13: Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell, Fred W. Haise, Jr.; Apollo 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Stuart A. Roosa, Edgar Mitchell; Apollo 15: David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, James B. Irwin; Apollo 16: Charlie Duke, John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly; Apollo 17: Ronald E. Evans, Harrison H. Schmitt, Eugene Cernan. Other distinguished figures include Mercury 7 astronaut Deke Slayton, who made the Apollo crew assignments, aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, President Richard Nixon, and Vice President Spiro Agnew. The print also bears the signatures of L. Macon Epps (Assistant Program Manager for the Lunar Module), chief engineer Herbert Grossman, and dozens of the devoted Grumman and NASA scientists, engineers, and personnel who worked on the decade-long project. Grossman's wide-ranging access at NASA and his considerable tenacity made this impressive display piece possible. Provenance: the Grumman engineer Herbert R. Grossman. Grossman joined Grumman in 1963 as a member of the Lunar Module Systems Integration Department. From 1965 to 1969, he was chief engineer for the Lunar Module at the Kennedy Space Center. He later was engineering director at Grumman's Grumman's aircraft flight test facility, director of manufacturing operations at its Bethpage plants, and director of operations for experimental and prototype aircraft. Chromolithographic print (24 x 20 ins). Some toning, extremities with residue of old mounting, occasional fading: in very good condition.
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