Mercury-Atlas 4, Morocco from Space

Coast of Morocco

S62-01285 | MA-4-4713-205 | Sept 13, 1961

Sequence # 185 | view of lands with horizon

First view of Morocco from Space.

From the Straight of Gibraltar to Cabo Yubi.

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch

Mercury-Redstone 3, MR-3 standing alone on Pad, Cherry Picker near Missile (61-6405), 02/05/1961

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch

Mercury 3, Lift-Off (LOD-61C-838), 25/04/1961

Photo by McNearny

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch

Mercury 4, Kenya from Space 

Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya

MA-4-4713-334 | Sept 13, 1961

Probably, the first human-taken photograph of Kenya from space.

Sequence # 310 | view of earth w/ horizon

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch