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Flown fragment of film carried to the lunar surface on board Apollo 11, as attested to by Richard W. Underwood. The 3/8˝ x 2/8˝ film swatch is affixed to an 8.5˝ x 11˝ certificate of authenticity signed by Richard W. Underwood, Supervisory Aerospace Technologist at the Johnson Space Center, detailing the chronology of the film from after liftoff until its return on board Columbia. The certificate also bears the facsimile signatures of the Apollo 11 crew, and states that “107 photographs were taken on this film roll while on the surface of the moon.” In fine condition.
Research indicates roll (or magazine) 39 (also called Q) was used to take frames 5737–5843. Included in those frames were the first photo ever taken by a human on another world, and of the American flag after the astronauts were back in the lunar module. In fine condition. Underwood was responsible for developing the Apollo photographs—in fact he was the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and the first 23 Space Shuttle missions.
