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Auction archive: Lot number 53

Pre-flight press conference and Mission Control during emergency recovery, Gemini 8, February 1966

Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$416 - US$694
Price realised:
£170
ca. US$236
Auction archive: Lot number 53

Pre-flight press conference and Mission Control during emergency recovery, Gemini 8, February 1966

Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$416 - US$694
Price realised:
£170
ca. US$236
Beschreibung:

NASA A pair of photographs, comprising: 1) Dave Scott and Neil Armstrong during a press conference 26 February 1966 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x. 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), RED NUMBERED NASA S-66-24354, with A KODAK PAPER watermark and a NASA caption on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) 2) Mission Control - Houston Recovery Room during the recovery of Gemini 8 16 March 1966 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x. 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), RED NUMBERED NASA S-66-24571, with A KODAK PAPER watermark and a NASA caption on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) Footnotes: Gemini 8's objective was to dock with the Agena Target vehicle. During docking a thruster malfunction on the Gemini 9 spacecraft occurred causing extreme spin of the craft and a near-fatal incident. The docking was aborted, and the spacecraft was commanded to land. During the difficult flight Armstrong performed with an extraordinary calm and expertly resolved the problem resulting in the astronauts returning safely to earth.

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

NASA A pair of photographs, comprising: 1) Dave Scott and Neil Armstrong during a press conference 26 February 1966 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x. 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), RED NUMBERED NASA S-66-24354, with A KODAK PAPER watermark and a NASA caption on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) 2) Mission Control - Houston Recovery Room during the recovery of Gemini 8 16 March 1966 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x. 25.5 cm (10 x 8 in), RED NUMBERED NASA S-66-24571, with A KODAK PAPER watermark and a NASA caption on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) Footnotes: Gemini 8's objective was to dock with the Agena Target vehicle. During docking a thruster malfunction on the Gemini 9 spacecraft occurred causing extreme spin of the craft and a near-fatal incident. The docking was aborted, and the spacecraft was commanded to land. During the difficult flight Armstrong performed with an extraordinary calm and expertly resolved the problem resulting in the astronauts returning safely to earth.

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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