Mercury 5, West coast of Mexico (61-MA5-21)

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

Mercury-Atlas 4, Hurricane Carla 

MA-4-4713-135 | Sept 13, 1961

Sequence # 115 | view of Earth with horizon and large white cloud

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

First aerial view of Changsha, Province of Hunan.

S-63-6439 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.23 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of Changsha in China, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

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 1,  Pre launch, 21/11/1960

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

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

Mercury-Atlas 9, First view of India from Space

S-63-6442 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.2 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken, photograph taken of Indian from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury 4, Kenya from Space 

Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya

MA-4-4713-354 | Sept 13, 1961

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

Sequence # 334 | view of earth w/ horizon

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

Hymalayas from Space

S-63-6441 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.12 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of Himalayas in the India-Nepal-Tibet border area, from space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

View of Tibetan Lake country from Space

S-63-6430 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.14 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of the tibetan lake country, from space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

First aerial view of Tibetan Plateau

S-63-6440 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.22 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of the Tibetan Plateau in north-central Tibet, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

S-63-6434 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.29 - Extremely rare - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of the south coast of Arabia, Aden Gulf and Hadhramout mountains in Yemen, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Pacific Ocean off Southeast coast of Japan, from Space

S-63-6446 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.16 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of Pacific Ocean , from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, from Space

S-63-6429 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.18 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of the eastern Himalayas, Tibet, China, India and Burma  , from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, from Space

S-63-6446 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.17 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of a northwest-looking view across Pakistan, eastern Iran and Afghanistan, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury-Atlas 4, Border of Niger, Libya and Chad

MA-4-4713-270 | Sept 13, 1961

Sequence # 250 | view of Earth with horizon and small clouds

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

First aerial view of ChengDu, Province of Sichuan.

S-63-6439 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.23 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of ChengDu in China, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury Redstone 1, Launch test (LOD-61C-181), 21/11/1962

Photo by Santomassino

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

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

View of Tibetan Lake country from Space

S-63-6431 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.15 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of the tibetan lake country, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

First aerial view of the Indus River

S-63-6432 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.19 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of the Indus Valley River in Kashmir, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury-Redstone 4 , Liberty Bell 7 (61-MR4-97), 22/07/1961

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

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

First aerial view of western Tibet and Kashmir

S-63-6444 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.20 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of western Tibet and Kashmir near Headwaters of Indus, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

S-63-6433 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.30 - Extremely rare - Aerial view of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco with clouds over the Atlantic Ocean, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

First aerial view of Solomon Islands.

S-63-6436 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.26 - Extremely rare - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of Solomon Islands, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

View of Tibetan Lake country from Space

S-63-6454 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.13 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of the tibetan lake country, from space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury, Control Center, At the top

Photo NASA, original photography

Gelatin Silver print

Vintage

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

First aerial view of Taiwan, Straight of Formosa and the Pacific Ocean in the background.

S-63-6437 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.25 - Extremely rare - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of Taiwan, from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury, Mercury Control Center, Men at consoles

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

Mercury-Atlas 9, View of Hawaii, about 12°N, 166°W

S-63-6428 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.7 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of Hawaii from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury 4, Kenya from Space 

Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya

MA-4-4713-355 | Sept 13, 1961

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

Sequence # 335 | view of earth w/ horizon

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

Mercury-Atlas 9, Indian Ocean with clouds from Space

S-63-6450 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.1 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken, photograph taken of the Indian Ocean from Space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury-Atlas 9, Indus River above Hyderabad

S-63-6455 |May 15, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.9 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of Indus River above Hyderabad from space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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

Mercury 4, Kenya from Space 

Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya

MA-4-4713-350 | Sept 13, 1961

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

Sequence # 330 | view of earth w/ horizon

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour gelatin silver print

Vintage

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

Mercury-Atlas 4, Hurricane Carla 

MA-4-4713-132 | Sept 13, 1961

Sequence # 112 | view of earth with horizon and large white cloud

Photo NASA, original photography

Colour 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-4-4713-337 | Sept 13, 1961

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

Hymalayas from Space

S-63-6445 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number

Figure 14.11 - Extremely rare  - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph taken of Himalayas in the India-Nepal-Tibet border area, from space.

Photo NASA, original photography

Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'

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