The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
Recorded by an Automatic Movie Camera Aboard the Friendship 7 Capsule
John Glenn weightless inside the Friendship 7 capsule during America's first orbital spaceflight, Mercury-Atlas 6, February 20, 1962. NASA HQ caption on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver print, image size 7 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (19.2 x 24.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Subtle creases to u.l. corner and minor wear at corners of sheet.
N.B. The first American to orbit the Earth photographed in space by an automatic movie camera as he traveled, weightless, at 17,500 mph (NASA caption).
Estimate $500-700
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