Unidentified Photographer

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Unidentified Photographer
Buzz Aldrin during zero-gravity experiments, Gemini 12, October 1966. Numbered 'NASA S-66-57387' in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.3 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Scattered minor handling creases or similar.

N.B. Aldrin developed an effective approach to spacewalking that used technique rather than force to deal with the weightless environment. The zero-gravity training took place aboard an Air Force KC-135 jet aircraft; Aldrin practices EVA work tasks, secured to a mock-up of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle by special tethers (NASA caption). 'One thing I know about Buzz, he's one of these guys that's a lot smarter than most of us,' said Alan Bean. 'He had a nickname, Dr. Rendezvous' (from the movie In the Shadow of the Moon).
Estimate $300-500


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