Lind's photographer friend, Leon, talked her into testing for Playboy.
Lind received more fan mail than any other Playboy Playmate in history.
The ground crew for the mission stashed the photo, which they labeled "MAP OF A HEAVENLY BODY" inside a locker aboard the command module Yankee Clipper.
[5] Astronaut Richard Gordon, the commander of the Yankee Clipper, put the photo up for auction in 2011[6] for a minimum bid of US$1000 (equivalent to $1,354 in 2023).
[9] DeDe died February 4, 2020, from ovarian cancer in Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 72.