Unidentified Photographer

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Four photographs depicting training and simulation exercises, and equipment for the first EVA (Extravehicular Activity) in space, Gemini 4, May 1965. One with NASA KSC caption and RCA stamp on the verso; one numbered 'NASA S-65-27329' in black on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 5/8 x 10 in. (19.2 x 25.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Scattered minor creases and wear to corners of sheets.

N.B. Prime crew for the Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight, James A. McDivitt (right),command pilot and Edward H. White II, pilot, are shown inside a Gemini crew simulator during a training exercise; extravehicular activity training in the high altitude pressure chamber at McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis; Astronaut Edward H. White II during the simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) at an altitude of 150,000 feet; and the Hand-Held-Self-Maneuvering-Unit (HHSMU) which allows the astronaut to control his movements in the vacuum of space. The 35mm camera is loaded with space-qualified color film to take photographs from outside the spaceship.
Estimate $500-700


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