[Gemini VII] Extremely rare view of the second stage of the Titan rocket tumbling through space, orbital sunset in background. 4–18 December 1965. Printed 1965. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image S-65–64554]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), with NASA caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-65–64554” in red in top margin (NASA Man.ned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Gemini VII was the only mission of the Gemini program to be able to capture such a view of the rocket’s second stage drifting through space after jettison. The colored limb of the Earth at sunset is visible at bottom right. [NASA caption] GEMINI VII STATION KEEPING Astronauts Frank Borman and James A. Lovell Jr. photographed the second stage of the Gemini Launch Vehicle VII tumbling slowly through space behind them. After the spacecraft and second stage separation, the spacecraft turned around with nose facing the booster Gemini VII maintained the station keeping maneuvers with the booster for 25 minutes. The GLV VII second stage re-entered the earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean three days later, Condition Small crease to top left white margin, otherwise glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:15 pm Estimate 6,000–8,000 DKK
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[Gemini VII] Extremely rare view of the second stage of the Titan rocket tumbling through space, orbital sunset in background. 4–18 December 1965. Printed 1965. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image S-65–64554]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), with NASA caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-65–64554” in red in top margin (NASA Man.ned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Gemini VII was the only mission of the Gemini program to be able to capture such a view of the rocket’s second stage drifting through space after jettison. The colored limb of the Earth at sunset is visible at bottom right. [NASA caption] GEMINI VII STATION KEEPING Astronauts Frank Borman and James A. Lovell Jr. photographed the second stage of the Gemini Launch Vehicle VII tumbling slowly through space behind them. After the spacecraft and second stage separation, the spacecraft turned around with nose facing the booster Gemini VII maintained the station keeping maneuvers with the booster for 25 minutes. The GLV VII second stage re-entered the earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean three days later, Condition Small crease to top left white margin, otherwise glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:15 pm Estimate 6,000–8,000 DKK
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