Unidentified Photographer

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Unidentified Photographer
First test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, Gemini 1, April 1964. NASA KSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.0 x 19.2 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor handling crimp c.l.

N.B. 'The main objectives of Gemini 1 were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and the Titan-2-GLV launch vehicle… The planned mission of this capsule lasted only three orbits. The spacecraft itself remained intentionally attached to the second stage of the rocket and there were no plans for recovery. The Gemini 1 capsule was built specifically for this mission and differed significantly from the later operational capsules (Gemini 2 to 12). It lacked life support systems and had ballast instead. A heat shield was mounted, but four large holes drilled in it to make sure that the spacecraft was destroyed during reentry' (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gemini-1.htm).
Estimate $300-500


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