Portrait of second US man in orbit Scott Carpenter; prelaunch activities and photographic equipment for Aurora 7 space mission, May 1962

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20.11.2020 00:00 UTC +00:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 468752
Lot 42 | Portrait of second US man in orbit Scott Carpenter; prelaunch activities and photographic equipment for Aurora 7 space mission, May 1962
42 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Portrait of Scott Carpenter in front of NASA’s Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral

Mercury Atlas 7, May 1962

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered 62-MA7-55 on the verso

42 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Astronaut Scott Carpenter training with the Aurora 7 spacecraft at Cape Canaveral’s Hangar S

Mercury Atlas 7, May 1962

Three vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the first with RCA Quality Control stamp, NASA HQ and NASA-USAF-Cape Canaveral caption on the verso; the second with NASA caption on the verso, the third with NASA HQ caption on the verso

42 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

The photographic equipment for the space mission

Mercury Atlas 7, May 1962

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), NASA HQ caption numbered “62-MA7-74” on the verso

42 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Blockhouse 14 nerve center during a countdown test

Mercury Atlas 7, May 1962

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with RCA Quality Control stamp, NASA HQ caption and NASA-USAF-Cape Canaveral caption on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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