Mercury-Redstone 3, MR-3 standing alone (61-6405)
Mercury
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
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NASA vintage prints
USA and URSS were opposed in a fierce competition: The Space Race. The Space Race was the odyssey of the 20th century . It started on 4 October 1957 with Sputnik 1, first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union. The next month, it was followed by the first animal to orbit the Earth, still by URSS. The missions and programs by Soviet Union and United-States kept on the rivalry. In this struggle, the NASA (National Aeronotics and Space Administration) played a leading role. This US independent agency was founded the 29th of July 1958 to be in charge of the civilian space program, aeronautics and aerospace research. Three key programs allowed USA to send the first man on the Moon: Mercury (1958-1963) sent the first American in space, then, 25th may 1961, in the middle of the Cold War, John F. KENNEDY launched the Apollo program (1961-1975). During his famous...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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First aerial view of Lakes area of western Tibet.
S-63-6456 | May 16, 1963 | Blue Tab Number
Figure 14.21 - Extremely rare - Probably the first, human-taken (astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr), photograph of Lakes of western Tibet, from Space.
Photo NASA, original photography
Vintage Chromogenic print on 'A Kodak Paper'
25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mercury, Control Center, At the top
Photo NASA, original photography
Gelatin Silver print
Vintage
25,4 x 20,32 cm / 10 x 8 inch
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-Redstone 3, MR-3 standing alone (61-6405)