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Gemini VI A Brief Chronology
Original Vintage NASA Photographs New Photos Added 4 October 2007 |
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At 8:37 a.m. Gemini VI-A rose from its
pad. As if forcing it to move by will power alone, Schirra urged,
"for the third time, go." A moment of wonder followed, as the
launch vehicle seemed to shimmy. This shaking may have been only an
impression; because of their recent experience, both pilots were highly
attuned to movement and sound. At engine cut-off, Stafford checked the
computer and got a reading of 7,830 meters per second. This told them
they were on their way.
Borman and Lovell in Gemini VII, passing near the Cape Kennedy area, saw nothing except clouds; but they soon learned from the Canary Islands communicator that the orbital parameters of VI-A were 161 by 259 kilometers. A few minutes later, as they flew over Tananarive, Malagasy Republic, they saw VI-A's contrail and got a brief glimpse of the visitors' spacecraft. They put on their suits and waited for company to arrive. |
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SOLD Gemini Titan-VI Lift Off 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-61839 15 December 1965 Gemini VI, carrying Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, lifts off on 15 December 1965 at 8:37 a.m. from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape. This very fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. VG++ |
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SOLD Gemini Titan-VI Lift Off #2 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-61649 15 December 1965 Gemini VI, carrying Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, lifts off on 15 December 1965 at 8:37 a.m. from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape. This very fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition, near mint and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD Gemini Titan-VI Lift Off 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2231 15 December 1965 A beautiful winters morning in Florida as the Gemini 6, carrying Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, is finally launched by NASA on 15 December 1965 at 8:37 a.m. from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape. This fine vintage NASA glossy is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VI Lift Off #2 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2209 15 December 1965 The Gemini 6, carrying Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, is finally launched by NASA on 15 December 1965 at 8:37 a.m. from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Lift Off #3 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2226 15 December 1965 The GT-6 spacecraft is finally on its way to space with Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford onboard.. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£5.95 Gemini 6/7 Rendezvous 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1781 A beautiful artist concept depicting the approximate positions which the Gemini 6 and 7 spacecrafts will be oriented at the terminal phase of the proposed rendezvous mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very Good condition. |
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At insertion, the GT-6 spacecraft trailed
its the GT-7 spacecraft by 1992 kilometers. Over New Orleans, after 94
minutes in space, Wally Schirra ignited the thrusters to speed up by 4
meters per second. Gemini VI-A, being nearer to Earth and so moving
faster, now lagged only 1,175 kilometers behind Gemini VII.
Three hours 15 minutes into the mission, Elliot See told Schirra that radar contact should soon be possible with Gemini VII. The VI-A crew got a flickering radar signal, then a solid lock-on at 434 kilometers range. Over Carnarvon, at 3 hours 47 minutes, the aft thrusters fired for 54 seconds to add 13 meters per second to Gemini VI's speed. The result was almost a circle, measuring 270 by 274 kilometers. In slant range distance, the two spacecraft were now 319 kilometers apart and closing slowly. Schirra and Stafford placed Gemini VI-A in the computer (or automatic) rendezvous mode at 3 hours 51 minutes into the flight. While the lower orbiting vehicle gained slowly on its target, Schirra dimmed the lights on, his side of the spacecraft to improve outside visibility. At 5 hours 4 minutes, he exclaimed, "My gosh, there is a real bright star out there. That must be Sirius." The "star" was Gemini VII, reflecting the Sun's rays from 100 kilometres away. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63106 15 December 1965 This fantastic view of the Gemini 7 Spacecraft as photographed by the Gemini 6 crew with the Earth during sunset below. The reflection of the setting sun off the surface below gives the appearance of fire or molten lava. This photo was taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #1 11 x 8.5 Colour NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63106 15 December 1965 This fantastic view of the Gemini 7 Spacecraft as photographed by the Gemini 6 crew with the Earth during sunset below. The reflection of the setting sun off the surface below gives the appearance of fire or molten lava. This photo was taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera. This fine vintage colour NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #2 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This photo was taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #3 11 x 8.5 Colour NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 Another fantastic view of the Gemini 7 Spacecraft as photographed by the Gemini 6 crew with the Earth during sunset below. The two spacecraft are approx. 30 feet apart when this photo was snapped using a hand held 70mm Hasselblad camera using Kodak S.O. 217, MS film. This fine vintage colour NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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£9.95 GT-6 Seen From From GT-7 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63715 15 December 1965 This view of the Gemini 6 spacecraft was taken from the Gemini 7 spacecraft during rendezvous of the two on 15 December 1965. This photograph was made from film exposed in a 70mm Hasselblad camera using Kodak S.O. 217, MS film during the GT-6 & 7 mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in good to very good condition. |
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£9.95 GT-7 Seen From From GT-6 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2224 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD GT-7 29 Feet From GT-6 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-65PC-163 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. The two spacecrafts are approx. 29 feet apart when this photo was taken. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII 9 Feet From GT VI #2 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63169 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. The two spacecrafts are approximately nine feet apart. This fine vintage NASA colour glossy photograph is in very good condition. Printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #1 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This photo was taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #3 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This photo was taken with a modified 70mm Hasselblad camera. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #4 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. The is a light scratch along the top border. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #5 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles on December 15, 1965. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #6 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63197 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #7 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #8 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63197 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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SOLD GT-7 Photographed From GT-6 #9 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-63197 15 December 1965 This photograph of the Gemini 7 spacecraft was taken from the hatch window of the Gemini 6 spacecraft during rendezvous and station keeping manoeuvres at an altitude of approximately 160 miles. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Al Shepard During Rendezvous 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2224 15 December 1965 Al chewes on a cigar during the tense moments during the Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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Schirra made two midcourse corrections
spaced 12 minutes apart (at 5 hours 32 minutes and 5 hours 44 minutes).
Six minutes later, at a range of 900 meters from his target, Schirra
began braking his spacecraft by firing the forward thrusters. Soon he
had no difficulty seeing Gemini VII. Fittingly, in the terminal stage of
rendezvous, the VI-A astronauts saw the stars Castor and Pollux in the
Gemini (Twin) constellation aligned with their sister ship. Then
Spacecraft 7 flashed into the sunlight - almost too bright to look at.
From a distance of 200 meters, it resembled a carbon arc light.
Following the braking and translation manoeuvre, VI- A coasted until the
two vehicles were 40 meters apart, with no relative motion between them.
The world's first manned space rendezvous was now a fact. In Mission Control, the cheering throng of flight controllers waved small American flags, while Kraft. Gilruth, and others of the jubilant crowd lit cigars and beamed upon this best of all possible worlds. At 2:33 p.m., 15 December 1965, Gemini VI-A had rendezvoused with Gemini VII. |
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£8.95 Gemini 6 / 7 Rendezvous Celebrations 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-62827 15 December 1965 Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Dr. Robert R. Gilruth in Mission Control after the successful Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini 6 / 7 Rendezvous Celebrations #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-62821 15 December 1965 Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Dr. Robert R. Gilruth in Mission Control after the successful Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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Borman and Lovell had been fascinated by
the fireworks of VI-A's thrusters during braking and startled by the
12-meter tongue of flame. As Schirra and Stafford neared, there was a
second surprise. Borman said, "You've got a lot of stuff all around
the back end of you." Minutes later, during station-keeping,
Schirra told Borman, "So do you." Cords and stringers three to
five meters long streamed and flapped behind both spacecraft.
Rendezvous manoeuvres had cost VI-A only 51 kilograms (113 pounds) of fuel. Schirra still had 62 percent left in his tanks. It had been easy, he said, and there was plenty of fuel for station-keeping, fly-around, formation flying, and parking the spacecraft in specific relative positions. Borman and Lovell were not so wealthy; Flight Control told them to stop manoeuvres when the VII tanks dropped to an 11 percent supply. Soon it was time for GT-6 to head home so Schirra placed the spacecraft in an inverted (heads down) attitude to see Earth's horizon. Nearing the 100,000 meter fringe of the atmosphere, Schirra set the bank angle at 55 degrees left and held it until computer guidance took over at 85,000 meters. The spacecraft threatened to overshoot its planned landing point. This had to be countered by banking first left, then right. Since the Gemini spacecraft obtained its greatest lift flying straight ahead, banking cut lift and shortened range. The crew turned the computer off at 24,000 meters, deployed the drogue parachute at 14,000 meters, and punched out the main parachute at 3,200 meters. Gemini VI-A landed about 13 kilometres from its planned impact point, recording the first successfully controlled re-entry. For another first, they did it in full view of live television beamed from the Wasp via satellite transmission. As on his Mercury, flight, Schirra elected to remain aboard his spacecraft while it was hauled onto the carrier deck. Thus, on 16 December 1965, after 16 revolutions (and 25 hours, 15 minutes, 58 seconds), the world's first manned spaceflight rendezvous mission became a matter of record. |
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SOLD GT-6 Recovery Operations 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2297 16 December 1965 A three-man U.S. Navy frogman team assists in the recovery operation of the Gemini VI Spacecraft. The flotation collar was attached to increase the spacecraft's buoyancy while awaiting the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Still inside the spacecraft are Astronauts Schirra and Stafford. The spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. 16 December 1965, after a highly successful 25 hr. 52 min. mission. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. |
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£7.95 GT-6 Recovery Operations #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2298 16 December 1965 The recovery helicopter throws the recovery team a lift raft as a back up in case the astronauts can not remain inside the spacecraft until the USS Wasp arrives. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VI Just After Splashdown 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-61824 16 December 1965 A helicopter hovers over the Gemini 6 spacecraft after it splashed down 12 miles from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. December 16, 1965. The GT-6 crew, Stafford & Schirra, will remain inside the spacecraft until it is hoisted aboard the carrier. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near Mint condition. |
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£8.95 Walter Schirra Opens Hatch First 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-66748 Wally Schirra is the first to open his hatch after the Gemini VI splashdown on 16 December. The three Navy frogman assists in the recovery operations after a highly successful 25 hr. and 52 min. mission. This fine vintage glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Walter Schirra Opens Hatch First #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2276 Wally Schirra is the first to open his hatch after the Gemini VI splashdown on 16 December. The three Navy frogman assists in the recovery operations after a highly successful 25 hr. and 52 min. mission. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 Schirra And Stafford Opens Hatches 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2260 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, open their spacecraft hatches while awaiting the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965. A three-man US Navy frogman team assists in the recovery operations. Floatation collar was attached by frogmen to increase the spacecraft's buoyancy. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 Schirra And Stafford Opens Hatches #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2267 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, open their spacecraft hatches while awaiting the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965. A three-man US Navy frogman team assists in the recovery operations. Floatation collar was attached by frogmen to increase the spacecraft's buoyancy. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Schirra And Stafford Opens Hatches #2A 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-66746 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, open their spacecraft hatches while awaiting the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965. A three-man US Navy frogman team assists in the recovery operations. Floatation collar was attached by frogmen to increase the spacecraft's buoyancy. This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. |
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£12.95 Gemini VI Crew & Spacecraft Recovery 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-66-7792 16 December 1965 Wally Schirra is seen standing up through the hatch and is leaning over to have a chat with Tom Stafford seen still sitting while they wait for the USS Wasp to arrive. This fine vintage presentation colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition. Printed on heavy "A Kodak Paper". |
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SOLD Gemini VI Alongside USS Wasp 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-61861 16 December 1965 The aircraft carrier USS Wasp comes alongside the Gemini VI spacecraft must minutes after the spacecraft splashed down just 12 miles from the carrier. The spacecraft is seen in the water on the right side of the photograph with Stafford and Schirra still inside. This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition. Printed on heavy "A Kodak Paper". |
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£5.95 GT-6 Spacecraft Alongside USS Wasp 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2263 16 December 1965 The Gemini VI spacecraft, with Schirra and Stafford still inside, floats alongside the Carrier USS Wasp as the Navy frogmen assists in the recovery operations. the frogman on the right is pulling a rope which is attached to a cable used to hoist the spacecraft aboard the Carrier. The hatches have been closed during hoisting operations. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition and would be near mint but it has very small pin-holes in each corner. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Spacecraft Alongside USS Wasp #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2294 16 December 1965 The Gemini VI spacecraft, with Schirra and Stafford still inside, floats alongside the Carrier USS Wasp as the Navy frogmen assists in the recovery operations. the frogman in the foreground is pulling a rope which is attached to a cable used to hoist the spacecraft aboard the Carrier. The hatches have been closed during hoisting operations. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£7.95 GT-6 Spacecraft Hoisted Aboard USS Wasp 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2261 16 December 1965 The Gemini VI spacecraft, with Schirra and Stafford still inside, is seen being hoisted onboard the recovery aircraft carrier USS Wasp. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. It has very small pin holes in each corner otherwise it would be near mint condition. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Spacecraft Hoisted Aboard 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1906 16 December 1965 The Gemini VI spacecraft, with Schirra and Stafford still inside, is seen being hoisted onboard the recovery aircraft carrier USS Wasp and has almost reached its onboard cradle. After setting down on the cradle the two astronauts will then egress the spacecraft. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Spacecraft Hoisted Aboard #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1906 16 December 1965 The Gemini VI spacecraft, with Schirra and Stafford still inside, is seen being hoisted onboard the recovery aircraft carrier USS Wasp and has almost reached its onboard cradle. After setting down on the cradle the two astronauts will then egress the spacecraft. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£4.95 Gemini VI Crew Step Out Of Spacecraft 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2266 16 December 1965 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, joyfully climb from their spacecraft just after arrival onboard the Aircraft Carrier, USS WASP. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965 and concluded their 25 hour and 52 minute space flight. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in good condition as it has a paper clip dent on the upper left corner. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Crew Step Out Of Spacecraft #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2266 16 December 1965 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, joyfully climb from their spacecraft just after arrival onboard the Aircraft Carrier, USS WASP. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965 and concluded their 25 hour and 52 minute space flight. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Crew Step Out Of Spacecraft #3 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2295 16 December 1965 Wally Schirra, command pilot, and Thomas Stafford, pilot, joyfully climb from their spacecraft just after arrival onboard the Aircraft Carrier, USS WASP. The Gemini VI spacecraft splashed down in the western Atlantic recovery area at 10:29 a.m. on 16 December 1965 and concluded their 25 hour and 52 minute space flight. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Crew Congratulate Each Other 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2264 16 December 1965 After egressing their spacecraft the two GT-6 astronauts congratulate each other for a job well done as they pose for the cameras. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew Greeted Onboard USS Wasp 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2265 16 December 1965 Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford walk across the red carpet as they received an official welcome aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp following their 25 hour 52 minute mission in space. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew Greeted Onboard USS Wasp #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2296 16 December 1965 Don Stullken, Recovery Ops Chief, leads the way as Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford walk across the deck. They received an official welcome as they arrive aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp following their 25 hour 52 minute mission in space. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Mission Control 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2238 16 December 1965 Alan Shepard, Chief, Astronaut Office and Virgil Grissom, GT-6 Backup Pilot, are seen at their consol in KSC's Mission Control Room at the conclusion of the Gemini VI mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 GT-6 Stafford Give Thumbs Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2292 16 December 1965 GT-6 Astronauts Tom Stafford give the thumbs up when asked how he felt about his successful 26 hour mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew Look Over Their Spacecraft 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2252 16 December 1965 Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left) and Thomas P. Stafford look over their Gemini VI spacecraft on board the aircraft carrier USS WASP after their 26 hour spaceflight. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew At Welcome Reception 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2275 16 December 1965 Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left) and Thomas P. Stafford look like they are having a quite word before joining in on the celebrations at the welcome reception given by the crew of the USS WASP. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew Welcome Back Reception 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2278 16 December 1965 Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left) and Thomas P. Stafford arrive at the welcome reception onboard the WASP. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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£8.95 GT-6 Crew Welcome Back Reception #2 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2278 16 December 1965 Close-up of the above photo. Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (left) and Thomas P. Stafford arrive at the welcome reception onboard the WASP. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint. |
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SOLD Gemini VI Onboard Recovery Cake 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2282 16 December 1965 The GT-6 crew are seen cutting the traditional cake to celebrate their successful mission and safe return from space. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photographs is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Schirra Relaxes Onboard WASP 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2257 16 December 1965 The GT-6 Wally Schirra seems to be enjoying himself at the welcome reception onboard the USS WASP. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photographs is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gemini VI Stafford Relaxes Onboard 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph 16 December 1965 The GT-6 Pilot Tom Stafford relaxes onboard the USS WASP after his 26 hour space flight. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photographs is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Stafford Gives Thumbs Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2287 17 December 1965 GT-6 Pilot Tom Stafford gives the thumbs-up while sitting in the co-pilots seat of their transport back to the Cape. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photographs is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VI Crew Head Back To The Cape 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2288 17 December 1965 Walter and Tom are seen reading about themselves during their return trip back to the Cape. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photographs is in near mint condition. |