SURVEYOR PROGRAM - SURVEYOR II and III (launched September 2 - Lot 93

SURVEYOR PROGRAM - SURVEYOR II and III (launched September 20, 1966 and April 17, 1967) Lot of 11 photographic prints from Surveyor II and Surveyor III, including 3 on the Moon: - Test of vernier engines before the launch of Surveyor 2 for a soft landing on the Moon. Black and white print, 13 x 20 cm, with caption on back (Hughes Aircraft Company) - Hughes Aircraft Company technician controlling Surveyor 2's camera, identical to Surveyor 1's, which took over 11,000 photos during the previous mission. Black and white print, 13 x 20 cm, caption on back. - Preparation of Surveyor 2, checked by 4 Hughes Aircraft Company technicians, before its launch on September 20, 1966. Black and white print, 13 x 20. Caption on back. - Surveyor 3 detached from the Atlas Centaur rocket and lowered for a final test before launch. Vintage NASA black and white print (20 x 25cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-302. - Surveyor 3's 5-foot-long arm, with a hand-sized shovel at its tip. Vintage NASA black and white print (20 x 25cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-353. - Surveyor 3's extended arm, which can be raised or lowered to handle the shovel. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 x 25cm) captioned on the back, bearing number 67-H-341. - 1 identical photo of Surveyor 3's arm showing the shovel in action on the Earth's surface. Vintage NASA black & white print (20 x 25cm) captioned on the back, bearing number 67-H-388. - The silhouette of Surveyor 3 on the moon: you can see the extension of the arm and the shovel raised 60 cm from the ground. Vintage black and white JPL print (20 x 25cm), captioned on the back. - The arm of Surveyor 3 and the shadow of the sample scoop on the lunar surface. Vintage NASA black and white print (20 x 25cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-789. - Two large twin lunar boulders photographed by Surveyor. Vintage black and white print (20 x 25cm) from JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), captioned on the back. - Technicians checking Surveyor 3 before launch. Vintage NASA black and white print (20 x 25cm), captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-303. SURVEYOR II: launched September 20, 1966. Crash on the moon on September 22, following a propulsion failure.