Beschreibung:

47 a NASA / Unidentified Photographer Mercury Control Center during preparations for the orbital space mission Mercury Atlas 8, August 1962 Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and NASA HQ caption on the verso, numbered “NASA S-62-5139” in black in top margin 47 b NASA / Unidentified Photographer The Atlas launch vehicle hosting Sigma 7 and Walter Schirra during pre-launch countdown Mercury Atlas 8, October 3, 1962 Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Cape Canaveral caption numbered “MA8-83-62” on the verso 47 c NASA / Unidentified Photographer Astronaut Walter Schirra entering the white room atop the gantry to board the Sigma 7 spacecraft for launch Mercury Atlas 8, October 3, 1962 Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the second with NASA Cape Canaveral caption numbered “62-MA8-99” on the verso 47 d NASA / Unidentified Photographer Launch of the Atlas rocket carrying Walter Schirra into space Mercury Atlas 8, October 3, 1962, 000:00:01 GET Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with RCA Quality Control Stamp, NASA-USAF-Cape Canaveral caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso 47 e NASA / Unidentified Photographer Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and recovery of the Sigma 7 spacecraft hosting Walter Schirra on board USS Kearsarge Mercury Atlas 8, October 3, 1962 Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the second with NASA HQ caption numbered “62-MA8-99” on the verso 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.