This is a photo (21 x 27 cm) of Paul Van Hoeydonck, who made the sculpture of "the fallen astronaut". That sculpture was left on the moon by the Apollo 15 mission. Comes with a photo of that sculpture on the moon. (15 x 20 cm). Fallen Astronaut is an 8.5-centimeter (3.3 in) aluminium sculpture created by Paul Van Hoeydonck. It is a small stylized figure, meant to depict an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. The crew kept the memorial's existence a secret until after completion of their mission. After public disclosure, the National Air and Space Museum requested and received a replica of the statue. Controversy soon followed, as Van Hoeydonck claimed a different understanding of the agreement made with the astronauts and attempted to sell up to 950 copies of the statue. He finally relented under pressure from NASA, which has a strict policy against commercial exploitation of the US government space program. Handgetekende foto van kunstenaar Paul Van Hoydonck, die het kleine beeldhouwwerkje maakte van de "fallen astronaut" dat Aopllo 15 achterliet op de maan. Komt samen met een foto van het beeldje op de maan.