An original 10x8" vintage photo from a very large collection of rare NASA photographs from the estate of a member of the Apollo mission team.

It is an original image used by the team from an Orbiter spacecraft as part of Apollo landing site selection. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.

Photo Overview

This RARE 1967 NASA photographic map shows the Lunar Orbiter 3 high-resolution survey of candidate Apollo landing Site S-28 in the Flamsteed region of Oceanus Procellarum. A 5-degree grid, azimuth markings (52°, 44°, 42°), crater names (Flamsteed, Flamsteed D, Flamsteed G) and elevation figures are over-laid to help mission planners evaluate surface hazards. The print was pulled for internal use by the Apollo Landing Site Selection Board and is keyed to Lunar Aeronautical Charts LAC-74 & 75.

The Lunar Orbiter program photographed 99% of the Moon; Orbiter 3, launched in February 1967, returned images sharp enough to spot rocks only a few feet wide—crucial for the safe landing of Surveyor 1 and later Apollo crews. Original planning charts like this seldom left NASA archives, making surviving examples highly collectible—secure this piece of space-race history before another collector snaps it up.

Text Present

Front, lower center: “ORBITER III Site S-28”
Front, lower margin: “Keyed to LACs 74 & 75 LETRONNE”
Front, upper right: “North Scale 1:—” (scale illegible)
Front, right & left edges: azimuths “42°”, “52°”
Front, center: azimuth “44°”
Front, lower left: azimuth “38°”
Front, grid labels: “East” “2500 (ft)” “2400 (ft)” “3100 (ft)” “3500 (ft)”
Front, crater labels: “FLAMSTEED” “FLAMSTEED D” “FLAMSTEED G”
Front, left: fragmented “O C E L L A R U M” (Oceanus Procellarum)

Condition: In very good to excellent vintage condition. Photos in this archive have been well taken care of. Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo.