Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)

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Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)
Two photographs showing close-ups of the Gemini 7 spacecraft over the Earth at low and high Sun elevation angles, Gemini 6, December 1965. One numbered 'NASA S-65-63196' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (18.9 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor yellowing to sheets, minor loss/possible repair at u.r. corner of second print.

N.B. As Schirra piloted, Stafford photographed, creating the first pictures of another vehicle in space made with a hand-held camera. "We reviewed the pictures after we got back," noted Stafford. "When we saw their clarity—the lighting, the sun angle, and everything—we realized that they described it very well. The mission will be there in history forever" (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 50). The NASA negative number for the second image is S-65-63205.
Estimate $600-800


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