Orbital sunrise; recovery of Scott Carpenter, his Robot camera and the Aurora 7 spacecraft, May 24, 1962
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ID 468754 
Lot 44  | Orbital sunrise; recovery of Scott Carpenter, his Robot camera and the Aurora 7 spacecraft, May 24, 1962
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000 
Scott Carpenter
Orbital sunrise
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) [NASA MA-7-6795-050]
44 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Recovery of Scott Carpenter, his Robot camera and the Aurora 7 spacecraft in the Atlantic Ocean
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the first with NASA HQ caption numbered “62-MA-107” on the verso, the second with AFTMC (Air Force Missile Test Center) photographic lab. credit stamp and NASA Cape Canaveral caption numbered “62-MA7-110” on the verso
44 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Scott Carpenter in the recovery helicopter following Aurora 7 splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “EKC” watermarks on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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| Auction house category: | Photography | 
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