Unidentified Photographer

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Astronauts Richard Gordon and Charles Conrad back to Earth after their record-breaking flight, Gemini 11, September 1966. Numbered 'NASA S-66-53297' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.r. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.0 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Small tear at u.c. edge.

N.B. The Gemini 11 prime crew, astronauts Charles Conrad (right) and Richard Gordon, stand on the deck of the USS Guam after being recovered by helicopter from the splashdown area. The Gemini 11 crewmen flew to the highest Earth orbit ever reached by a manned spacecraft even though Apollo astronauts achieved greater distances from Earth by flying to the Moon.
Estimate $200-400


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