Birth of NASA: Wernher von Braun visiting President Eisenhower; the Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts; first TV images from space, January 1959-April 1960

Lot 16
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 000
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Lot 16 | Birth of NASA: Wernher von Braun visiting President Eisenhower; the Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts; first TV images from space, January 1959-April 1960
Valeur estimée
£ 1 200 – 1 800
16 a
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

Wernher Von Braun visiting President Eisenhower following the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Project Mercury, January 21, 1959

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

16 b
Bill Taub

The Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts

Project Mercury, April 30, 1959

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.5 x 25.8 (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption on the verso (indicating the print was made in 1963-1964 due to the ZIP code), numbered “NASA B-59-43” in black in top margin

16 c
Taken by a TV camera on board Tiros I, first satellite to transmit TV pictures from space

First television images of Earth from space; northeastern North America

Tiros I, April 1, 1960

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA credit stamp on the verso

16 d
Taken by a TV camera on board Tiros I, first satellite to transmit TV pictures from space

Earth from space; Straits of Gibraltar

Tiros I, 1960

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “AUG101960” stamp on the verso
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