First human-taken photograph from space; Earth horizon over Florida and Cape Canaveral, February 20, 1962
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15000GBP £ 15 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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ID 468746
Lot 36 | First human-taken photograph from space; Earth horizon over Florida and Cape Canaveral, February 20, 1962
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
First human-taken photograph from space; Earth horizon over Florida and Cape Canaveral
Mercury Atlas 6, February 20, 1962, orbit 3, 003:11:37 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption (indicating the print was made in 1962-1963) and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-62-6009” in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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