Mission Control during the emergency; first docking of two spacecrafts before the failure; the recovery ship welcoming the crew, March 16-17, 1966

Lot 116
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Lot 116 | Mission Control during the emergency; first docking of two spacecrafts before the failure; the recovery ship welcoming the crew, March 16-17, 1966
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
116 a
David Scott

First docking of two spacecrafts in space, before the first in-space system failure in the US program

Gemini VIII, March 16-17, 1966, orbit 3, 006:32:23 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-66-25784” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

116 b
Andrew Patnesky

Mission Control preparing the crew for emergency landing after the first in-space system failure in the U.S. program

Gemini VIII, March 16-17, 1966, 009:16:11 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-66-24571” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin

116 c
Andrew Patnesky

Mission Control during the critical reentry of the spacecraft

Gemini VIII, March 16-17, 1966

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-66-25115” in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin

116 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The recovery ship USS Mason welcoming the crew after its safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

Gemini VIII, March 17, 1966

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-66-18606” in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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