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Gemini VII A Brief Chronology
Original Vintage NASA Photographs & Lithographs New Photos Added 18 November 2007 |
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Gemini VII A Brief Chronology
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£13.95 GT-7 James Lovell ISP With Pre-printed Signature and Inscription that is part of the photograph 11 x 8.5 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph January 1966 A wonderful NASA composition with James Lovell's portrait in the upper right corner and his pre-printed inscription and signature near the bottom left corner. It reads "Thanks for making your ability count - MAC 20 - James Lovell. 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 colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. |
| Early on during the GT-7
mission A just-used urine collection bag split open by accident. The
crew never could managed to collect all the globules of the human waste
that were floating about.
After the mission Lovell was asked to describe the record breaking flight , He described it as being '...Two weeks in a Men's Room Toilet' :o) |
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£8.95 GT-7 Prime Crew Onboard Retriever 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-19354 25 February 1965 The Gemini VII prime crew, Frank Borman (right) and Jim Lovell, stand on the deck of NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Jim Lovell Water Egress Training 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-10169 May 1965 Jim Lovell is seen just after being picked up after a water egress exercise in the Gulf of Mexico. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
| 1 July 1965 - NASA
announced that Frank Borman and James A. Lovell, Jr., had been selected
as the prime flight crew for Gemini VII: The backup crew for
the flight, which would last up to 14 days, would be Edward H. White II
and Michael Collins.
12 August 1965 - Gemini VII crew to use the new lightweight G5C space suit: Gemini Program Office informed the NASA-McDonnell Management Panel of the decision to fly the new, lightweight G5C space suit on Gemini VII. Tested by Crew Systems Division, the suit displayed a major improvement in comfort and normal mobility without sacrificing basic pressure integrity or crew safety. The suit weighed about nine pounds and was similar to the G4C suit except for the elimination of the restraint layer and the substitution of a soft helmet design with an integral visor and no neck-ring. Under study was the possibility of allowing one or both astronauts to remove their suits during the mission. NASA Headquarters, on July 2, had directed that the flight crew not use full pressure suits during the Gemini VII mission. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Prime And Backup Crew 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-2002 November 1965 Portrait of the Gemini 7 prime and backup crewmembers around a model of the Gemini 7 spacecraft. Kneeling are Astronauts Michael Collins (left), backup pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., prime pilot. Standing are Edward H. White Jr. (left), backup command pilot; and Frank Borman, prime command pilot. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£5.95 Gemini VII Prime And Backup Crew #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-41828 November 1965 Portrait of the Gemini 7 prime and backup crewmembers around a model of the Gemini 7 spacecraft. Kneeling are Astronauts Michael Collins (left), backup pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., prime pilot. Standing are Edward H. White Jr. (left), backup command pilot; and Frank Borman, prime command pilot. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph would be in very good condition but it has a small tear in the right side border just about in the middle. It has been repaired with a small bit of tape on the back. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Prime Crew 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365C-133/35 November 1965 Frank Borman (left) and James Lovell are seen in their lightweight 14 day flight suits. During flight, regular pilots helmets will be covered by a zippered plastic hood. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman & Lovell 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1804 November 1965 Frank Borman (left) and James Lovell are seen in the new lightweight long duration flight suits as they prepare for a training session in the Gemini Mission Simulator. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII James Lovell 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1827 November 1965 Astronaut James Lovell is seen in the Gemini Mission Simulator. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Frank Borman Signs Autograph 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1864 November 1965 Astronaut Frank Borman is seen signing a 11x14 lithograph for a fan at the Cape during a quite moment between training exercises. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini 7 Back Up Crew 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-41826 1966 A fine view of the Gemini VII spacecraft in its final resting place in the visitors viewing area at the Cape. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. Printed on heavy 'A Kodak Paper'. The scan does not do this very fine glossy photograph justice. It is very nice indeed. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Back Up Crew 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365-160/17 November 1965 The GT-7 Back Up Crew, Mike Collins (foreground) and Ed White, are seen in the new lightweight long duration flight suits as they prepare for a training session in the Gemini Mission Simulator. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Collins And White Water Egress Training 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1730 29 October 1965 The GT-7 Backup Crew, Mike Collins (left) and Ed White, take part in water egress training in the Gulf Of Mexico. The two are wearing training versions of the new light-weight pressure suits in qualification testing for possible use in the GT-7 mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
| 9 October 1965 -
McDonnell delivered Gemini spacecraft No. 7 to Cape Kennedy: Industrial
area activities, including pyrotechnics build-up, fuel cell installation,
and modification of the water management system, were completed October
29. The spacecraft was moved to complex 19 and hoisted atop the launch
vehicle. The Pre-spacecraft Mate Verification Test, including activation
and deactivation of the fuel cell, was conducted November 1-5.
28 October 1965 - The White House announced that NASA would attempt to launch Gemini VI while Gemini VII was in orbit: The original Gemini VI mission had been cancelled when its target vehicle failed catastrophically on October 25. In a memorandum to the President, NASA Administrator James E. Webb indicated the possibility that Gemini VI spacecraft and launch vehicle could be re-erected shortly after the launch of Gemini VII. Since much of the pre-launch checkout of Gemini VI would not need repeating, it could be launched in time to rendezvous with Gemini VII (a mission scheduled for 14 days) if launching Gemini VII did not excessively damage the launch pad. NASA officials, spurred by suggestions from Walter F. Burke and John F. Yardley of McDonnell, began discussing the possibility of a dual mission immediately after the failure October 25, drawing on some six months of discussion and preliminary planning by NASA, Air Force, Martin, and McDonnell personnel for a rapid manned flight launch demonstration. 29 - 30 October 1965 - Gemini launch vehicle (GLV) 7 was erected at complex 19, following the de-erection of GLV-6: Power was applied to GLV-7 on October 31, and Subsystems Re-verification Tests (SSRT) began immediately. SSRT ended November 9, and the Pre-spacecraft Mate Verification Test was performed November 10. This test now included dropping all umbilical, eliminating the need for a Flight Configuration Mode Test (FCMT). No FCMT was performed on GLV-7 or any subsequent vehicle.. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman & Lovell 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1824 November 1965 James Lovell (left) and Frank Borman are seen at Launch Complex 19 after an inspection of their GT-7 spacecraft atop the Gemini Titan Launch Vehicle. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
| 11 November 1965 -
Gemini launch vehicle (GLV) 7 and spacecraft No. 7 were electrically
mated at complex 19: An electrical interface jumper cable
connected the spacecraft, suspended about six feet above stage II, to
the Gemini Launch Vehicle (GLV).
11 - 13 November 1965 - No Wet Mock Simulated Launch (WMSL) was performed on Gemini VII or any subsequent vehicle: WMSL was replaced by the Simultaneous Launch Demonstration (SLD) and a separate tanking test. For Gemini VII, the SLD was also eliminated because no simultaneous Atlas-Agena launch was planned. The elimination of the erector lowering associated with WMSL made it possible to postpone mechanical mating until later in the test sequence. This had the advantage of allowing access to the spacecraft adapter without de-mating and re-mating the spacecraft and launch vehicle, while at the same time permitting integrated testing to continue and shortening the test schedule. The Electrical Interface Integrated Validation and Joint Guidance and Control Test was completed November 13. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII James Lovell & Ed White 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1857 13 November 1965 James Lovell (left) and Ed White are seen at Launch Complex 19 during check out procedures of the GT-7 spacecraft. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Frank Borman & Ed White 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1859 13 November 1965 Frank Borman (left) and Ed White are seen at Launch Complex 19 during check out procedures of the GT-7 spacecraft. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Spacecraft Check Out 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1860 13 November 1965 Ed White (left) and Mike Collins (GT-7 Back Up) are seen in the GT-7 spacecraft atop Launch Complex 19 during check out procedures. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Spacecraft Check Out #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1861 13 November 1965 Ed White (left) and Mike Collins (GT-7 Back Up) are seen in the GT-7 spacecraft atop Launch Complex 19 during check out procedures. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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SOLD Gemini VII Spacecraft No. 7 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-65-56271 13 November 1965 A very nice over all fish eye lens view of Spacecraft No. 7 atop the Gemini Titan-7 Launch Vehicle in the White Room high at Launch Complex 19 as technicians work to get it ready for the GT-7 mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Spacecraft No. 7 #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1826 13 November 1965 A fantastic fish eye lens view of the interior of Spacecraft No. 7 atop the Gemini Titan-7 Launch Vehicle in the White Room at Launch Complex 19. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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15 - 27 November 1965 - The Joint Combined Systems Test was run November 15. The only countdown exercise performed for Gemini VII was the GLV tanking test on November 16. The spacecraft Final Systems Test was completed November 20. Spacecraft and launch vehicle were mechanically mated November 22, and the Simulated Flight Test was finished November 27. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Borman Suits Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365-149/14 15 November 1965 NASA medical technicians attach test leads to Frank Borman's flight suit during suiting up exercises in preparations for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. The sensors on Borman's head will telemeter electro encephalograph data to Earth during the mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Borman Suits Up #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1835 15 November 1965 NASA Suit Technician Alan Rochford is assisting Frank Borman during suiting up exercises in preparations for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Borman Suits Up #3 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365C-137/34 15 November 1965 NASA Suit Technician Alan Rochford adjusts the removable plastic hood on Frank Borman's GT-7 Flight Suit during suiting up exercises in preparations for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Lovell Suits Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365-151/2 15 November 1965 NASA Suit Technician Clyde Teague assists James Lovell during suiting up exercises in preparations for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Lovell Suits Up #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365-151/8 15 November 1965 James Lovell peers out of the expanded hood of his new lightweight flight suit during suiting up exercises in preparations for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Crew At Complex 19 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1809 November 1965 Gemini 7Astronauts Frank Borman, command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., pilot, are seen walking to the elevator at Launch Complex 19 for joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy is in very good condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Borman & Lovell 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1808 November 1965 Frank Borman and James Lovell are shown seated in the Gemini spacecraft during joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman Adjusts His Hood 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 104-KSC-365-150/15 November 1965 Frank Borman adjusts his expandable hood during joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Borman Pressurizes His Suit 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1846 November 1965 Frank Borman pressurizes his flight suit during joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft for the upcoming 14 day mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Lovell During System Tests 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph November 1965 James Lovell is seen in Spacecraft No. 7 during joint systems test of the launch vehicle and spacecraft at Launch Complex 19 at the Cape. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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29 November 1965 - Gilruth requests concurrence of NASA Headquarters for doffing the G5C pressure suits during orbital flight in Gemini VII: Director Robert R. Gilruth, Manned Spacecraft Center, requested the concurrence of NASA Headquarters in plans for doffing the G5C pressure suits during orbital flight in Gemini VII. Both astronauts wanted to remove their suits after the second sleep period and don them only for transient dynamic conditions, specifically rendezvous and reentry. Primary concern was preventing the degradation of crew performance by maintaining crew comfort during the long-duration mission. Gemini Program Office had participated in the G5C suit program and certified the suit for intravehicular manned flight in the Gemini spacecraft on November 19. When Gemini VII was launched on December 4, the mission plan required one astronaut to be suited at all times, but on December 12 NASA Headquarters authorized both crew members to have their suits off at the same time. |
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£6.95 GT-7 Lovell In Space Flight Evaluation 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1843 November 1965 Astronauts Physician, Dr. Charles Berry, checks James Lovell following a workout on exercise machine. These results will be compared with those obtained during space flight evaluation. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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£7.95 Gemini VII Mission Meeting 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1844 2 December 1965 The Gemini VII prime crew, Lovell and Borman, are seen sitting with Mike Collins during a mission meeting discussing the new mission parameters for GT-6 and GT-7. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gemini VII Mission Meeting #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1850 2 December 1965 The Gemini VII prime crew, Lovell and Borman, are seen during a mission meeting discussing the new mission parameters for GT-6 and GT-7. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gemini VII Borman And Lovell 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1852 2 December 1965 Frank Borman, right, listens intently as James Lovell discusses aspects of their scheduled GT-7 Mission. Borman and Lovell hope to establish a new manned space flight record by orbiting the Earth for fourteen days. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£7.95 Gemini VII Borman, Lovell And Collins 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1852 2 December 1965 Our three Gemini Astronauts are seen discussing aspects of the scheduled GT-7 Mission. Borman and Lovell hope to establish a new manned space flight record by orbiting the Earth for fourteen days. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Lovell Pre-Flight Breakfast 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1870 4 December 1965 James Lovell is seen having the traditional breakfast of steak & eggs before heading off to the astronauts trailer at Launch Complex 16 to suit-up for the the beginning of the GT-7 mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman Pre-Flight Breakfast 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1867 4 December 1965 James Lovell is seen having the traditional breakfast of steak & eggs before heading off to the astronauts trailer at Launch Complex 16 to suit-up for the the beginning of the GT-7 mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gemini VII Pre-Flight Breakfast 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1866 4 December 1965 At the table in the background we have John Young with his back to us and he is sitting with Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott. At the Main table we see Lovell, Stafford, Schirra and Deke Slayton sitting on the side of the table that we can see. Frank Borman is sitting across from Lovell. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Lovell Suiting Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1898 4 December 1965 NASA Suit Technician Clyde Teague chats with James Lovell during suiting up exercises in the Astronauts trailer located at Launch Complex 16 during the GT-7 mission countdown. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Lovell Suiting Up #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1899 4 December 1965 NASA Suit Technician Clyde Teague assists James Lovell during suiting up procedures in the Astronauts Trailer at Launch Complex 16 during the pre-launch countdown for the GT-7 mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman Wired Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1893 4 December 1965 GT-7 Pilot Frank Borman's suiting up during the pre-launch countdown. The sensors on Borman's head will telemeter electro encephalograph data to Earth during the mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 Gemini VII Borman Suiting Up 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1891 4 December 1965 NASA Suit Technician Alan Rochford assists Frank Borman during suiting up procedures in the Astronauts Trailer at Launch Complex 16 during the pre-launch countdown for the GT-7 mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman Suiting Up #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1890 4 December 1965 GT-7 Pilot Frank Borman pauses for a bit of refreshment during suiting up procedures in the Astronauts Trailer at Launch Complex 16. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Borman Suiting Up #3 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1876 4 December 1965 NASA Suit Technician helps Frank Borman with his lightweight hood during suiting up procedures in the Astronauts Trailer at Launch Complex 16 during the pre-launch countdown for the GT-7 mission. This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Crew Walk Out 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1894 4 December 1965 GT-7 Astronauts James Lovell (front) and Frank Borman are just leaving the Astronauts Trailer at Launch Complex 16 on their way to Launch Complex 19 and their waiting GT-7 spacecraft. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Crew Walk Out #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1900 4 December 1965 GT-7 Astronauts James Lovell (front) and Frank Borman head up the ramp at Launch Complex 19 and will take the lift to the top of the service gantry to egress their waiting GT-7 spacecraft to start the GT-7 14 day mission. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gemini VII Lovell In The White Room 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1896 4 December 1965 GT-7 Astronaut James Lovell has arrived in the White Room high up the service tower of Launch Complex 19 waiting to be inserted into the GT-7 spacecraft. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Lovell In The White Room #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1895 4 December 1965 GT-7 Astronaut James Lovell shares a light moment with the White Room Technicians before being inserted into the GT-7 spacecraft. We can see Guenter Wendt standing in the background enjoying the moment. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£9.95 Gemini VII Crew Readied For Insertion 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 65-H-1892 4 December 1965 A wonderful fish eye lens view of the GT-7 Astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman as they are being readied to enter the GT-7 spacecraft. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
