Views of the first American in space Alan Shepard before liftoff and prelaunch activities for NASA’s first manned space mission, May 1961

Lot 23
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 1 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 23 | Views of the first American in space Alan Shepard before liftoff and prelaunch activities for NASA’s first manned space mission, May 1961
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
23 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Alan Shepard, first American in space, during the countdown to launch time

Mercury Redstone 3, May 5, 1961

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

23 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Astronaut Gordon Cooper at console in blockhouse during simulated Redstone rocket flight

Mercury Redstone 3, 1961

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “61- MR3-62” on the verso

23 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Alan Shepard’s rendezvous with the Redstone rocket for his ride through space

Mercury Redstone 3, May 5, 1961

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), the second with NASA HQ caption numbered “61-MR3-79” on the verso

23 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Alan Shepard in the gantry about to enter the Freedom 7 spacecraft

Mercury Redstone 3, May 5, 1961

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ captions numbered “61-MR3-79 and 61-MR3-27” on the versos

23 e
NASA Unidentified Photographer

Alan Shepard, the first American in space, inside the Freedom 7 spacecraft just before liftoff

Mercury Redstone 3, May 5, 1961

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “61- MR3-109” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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