Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)

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Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)
Gemini 7 orbits the Earth, Gemini 6, December 1965. Numbered 'NASA S-65-63220' (NASA MSC) 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 7 3/4 in. (18.3 x 19.5 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Linen tape hinge remnants on the verso, minor wear to l.r. corner of sheet.

N.B. Gemini 7's equipment section gleams in the Sun. The golden disk is a thermal blanket that protected machinery and instruments from damage by direct exposure to the Sun's rays in space. The straps at the back are tapes ripped loose at launch (Mason, pp. 105-07). 'The sight was utterly fantastic to fly in close formation as we have done for many years in fighter aircraft,' noted Stafford, 'but at 17,000 miles an hour. The photo illustrates that man can control a space vehicle with preciseness in close vicinity to another space vehicle' (Cortright, p. 165).

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 51; Hope, p. 67; Thomas, p. 115.
Estimate $500-700


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