The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
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Unidentified Photographer
Fish-eye view of the astronauts entering the spacecraft, Gemini 9-A, June 1966. RCA stamp and NASA HQ caption on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver print, image size 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (18.9 x 24.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.
N.B. The fish-eye camera lens records Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan moments before insertion in the Gemini 9-A spacecraft in the White Room at Complex 19, which will carry them on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's three day rendezvous and docking mission (NASA caption).
Estimate $300-500
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