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Whilst taking his first walk on the moon, artist and astronaut Alan Bean shares his sentiments towards the lunar module sitting peacefully on the surface:

“When Pete Conrad and I came down the ladder for our first walk on the Moon, about all we had with us were the clothes (and backpacks) on our backs. If we were to do our planned scientific work, we were going to need equipment, and a lot of it. Most of this equipment was stowed in fold-down compartments on the sides of the lunar module descent stage.”

He continues; “This painting emphasizes the size of the lunar module. As I looked at it on the Moon, it seemed much, much bigger than I remembered just four days previously back on the launch pad of Kennedy Space Center. It was a friendly home in a faraway world.”

Framed to full conservation standards, this exhilarating piece has been personally autographed by the astronaut and artist: