Crew portrait; Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon during prelaunch activities; dual liftoff of the Atlas and Titan rockets, November 1965-September 12, 1966 - photo 1

Crew portrait; Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon during prelaunch activities; dual liftoff of the Atlas and Titan rockets, November 1965-September 12, 1966

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£ 1 000
Auction dateClassic
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 468846
Lot 136 | Crew portrait; Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon during prelaunch activities; dual liftoff of the Atlas and Titan rockets, November 1965-September 12, 1966
136 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Official portrait of Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon, back-up crew of Gemini VIII and prime crew of Gemini XI

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-65-58504” in red in top margin

136 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Portraits of astronauts Richard Gordon and Pete Conrad in spacesuit

Gemini XI, August-September 1966

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ captions on the versos

136 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon during EVA training

Gemini XI, August 1966

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the second with NASA HQ caption on the verso

136 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Pete Conrad dozing in the White Room during an aborted launch

Gemini XI, September 12, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “66-H-1186” on the verso, with scratches at top left and bottom right of image

136 e
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon preparing to enter their spacecraft for launch, assisted by Neil Armstrong

Gemini XI, September 12, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “66-H-1200” on the verso

136 f
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon in the spacecraft ready for launch

Gemini XI, September 12, 1966

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the first numbered “NASA S-66-56178” (NASA MSC) on the verso, the second with NASA HQ caption numbered “66-H-1196” on the verso

136 g
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Liftoff of the Atlas rocket carrying the Agena Target Vehicle into space

Gemini XI, September 12, 1966

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso

136 h
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Liftoff of the Titan rocket carrying Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon into space

Gemini XI, September 12, 1966, 000:00:04 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-66-50734” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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