Tag: Early Space Odysseas
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The historic world’s first space rendez-vous: Gemini 7 seen from Gemini 6A
Thomas Stafford A superb view of Gemini 7 from Gemini 6A spacecraft during the first ever rendezvous of two spacecraft in space, taken from a distance of approximately 58 feet off west coast of India at sunrise.
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Miss Sam
Miss Sam was one of many rhesus monkeys used to gather biomedical data on how a living organism, similar to a human, copes with space flights.
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First Hasselblad photographs of the Earth from space
Two views of Earth from space taken by Gordon Cooper from inside his Faith 7 capsule, showing high plateau near Himalayas (63-MA9-190) and China (63-MA9-197), partly overcast by clouds and capturing the curvature of the Earth.
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First photograph of an entire subcontinent from space: India from record breaking high altitude orbit.
Space MissionGemini XI, 12-15 September 1966 PhotographerRichard Gordon Photo DescriptionVintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no S-66-54677], with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation stamp and Id number, and A KODAK PAPER watermarks on verso EssayA stunning and majestic view of the entire subcontinent of India looking…
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The “Picture of the Century” by LIFE magazine: into the heart of Crater Copernicus
This historic photograph was taken with the 610mm high resolution telephoto lens featuring a dramatic northward view inside the majestic 93-km wide and 3.8 km deep Crater Copernicus (latitude 10° N, longitude 20° W), hailed at the time as “The Picture of the Century.”
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Ed White taking the first human-taken photographs from outer space during the first US spacewalk
McDivitt shot this photograph with a NASA-modified Hasselblad 500C from inside the spacecraft, while Ed White was himself taking a picture of the Gemini capsule with a Zeiss Contarex 35mm camera
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Cover of LIFE: the first US spacewalk of Ed White over the Earth
Astronaut Edward H. White II, Pilot of the Gemini IV four-day Earth-orbital mission, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft. White wears a specially designed spacesuit; and the visor of the helmet is gold plated to protect him against the unfiltered rays of the Sun.
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Portrait of Ed White during the first US spacewalk with the reflection of the spacecraft in his visor
Space MissionGemini IV, 3-7 June 1965 PhotographerJames McDivitt Photo DescriptionVintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper.10 h × 8 w in (25 × 20 cm); Numbered to upper margin ‘NASA G-66-124’ with ‘A Kodak paper’ watermarks to verso. [NASA image S-65-30429] EssayThis magnificent photograph shows a close-up of the first American EVA, perfectly framed by…
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The first Earthrise in the history of humankind
An extremely important photograph in the history of space exploration showing for the first time our planet from the vantage point of another world.
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First docking in space, performed by Neil Armstrong, orbital sunset in background
The crew of Gemini VIII was the first to link two spacecraft together in Earth orbit.