Space Photography Online
Space Photography Online
From the Estate of NASA Senior Photographer Bill Taub
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December 3, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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From the Estate of NASA Senior Photographer Bill Taub
[GEMINI 6]
WALTER "WALLY" SCHIRRA SUITING UP. CA DECEMBER 1965.
Vintage silver gelatin print, image taken by Bill Taub, 10 1/2 by 13 3/4 inches, mounted on matboard; some toning to mat.
A CANDID IMAGE OF WALLY SCHIRRA SUITING UP
The Gemini 6 mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft: its sister, Gemini 7. Schirra served as Command Pilot, with Tom Stafford as pilot, and successfully kept his spacecraft within one foot of the Gemini 7 spacecraft.
One of the Mercury Seven, over the course of his NASA career Schirra logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space.