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Bid on the lot list Vermot et Associés : 28 September 2022 - <p>PHOTOGRAPHIE DE LA NASA : HISTOIRE DE LA CONQUETE SPATIALE</p><p>VENTE ONLINE ONLY</p> drouot.com - www.drouot.com

NASA PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPACE

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NASA PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPACE

Lot n° 1

NASA. Astronomy. VERY RARE TOTAL...

NASA. Astronomy. VERY RARE TOTAL SUN ECLIPSE observed from London. July 10, 1927.period silver print. Legend on the back. Press stamps on the photograph and date: "JUL 10 1927".17,8 x 12,7CM with margins.

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Lot n° 2

NASA. Astronomy. Blue light photograph...

NASA. Astronomy. Blue light photograph of JUPITER's MOUNT WILSON and PALOMAR observatory. Circa 1930. Vintage silver print. Label on the back. 20.4 x 25.2CM with margins.

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Lot n° 3

Photograph of the lunar surface...

Photograph of the lunar surface taken at the famous Mount Wilson Observatory. Here the Clavius region. Circa 1930.period silver print. Legend on the back label. 25,3 x 20,4CM with margins.

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Lot n° 4

One of the few historical photographs...

One of the few historical photographs of the lunar surface taken by the Mount Wikson Observatory. One distinguishes here the Caucasus Lunar Mountains including the Alpine Valley. Circa 1930.period silver print. Legend on label on the back. 25,2 x 20,3CM...

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Lot n° 5

Nasa. RARE. Historic photograph...

Nasa. RARE. Historic photograph of astrophotography. Observation from the Lick telescope. The Lick telescope is located on the Diablo Range in California. It is one of the very first terrestrial observatories where Man discovered the appearance of galaxies...

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Lot n° 6

Beautiful observation of solar...

Beautiful observation of solar tasks from a ground observatory. June 1945Period silver print. Handwritten on the back with date "June 16, 1945". 12 x 9CM with margin.

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Lot n° 7

Nasa. RARE. Eclipse of the Moon...

Nasa. RARE. Eclipse of the Moon on Sunday December 8, 1946. Observatory of Juvisy (France) founded by the astronomer Camille Flammarion in 1910. This observatory was a high place of scientific research until the Second World War. Silver print of the period....

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Lot n° 8

Nasa. First launch of a TITAN I...

Nasa. First launch of a TITAN I rocket on February 6, 1959. It was the first multi-stage ballistic launcher used first for military purposes and then adapted for civilian use in the service of the conquest of space, in particular to put into orbit the...

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Lot n° 9

NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The...

NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The SM-68 Titan I is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was the first true multi-stage ballistic missile, and gave birth to civilian launchers (Titan rocket). In the mid-1950s, the United States developed its first...

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Lot n° 10

NASA. Nice in-flight view of the...

NASA. Nice in-flight view of the NASA F-104 experimental aircraft used by NASA between the years 1956 and 1994. The aircraft is equipped with an experimental device under the fuselage, and a rack under each wing. The F-104, tail number 826, was flown...

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Lot n° 11

NASA. Astronaut JOHN GLENN in his...

NASA. Astronaut JOHN GLENN in his capsule wearing his space suit. John Glenn was one of three astronauts selected to be the first American to make a human space flight. 1961. 1961 WIREPHOTOGRAPHY silver print. Stamp on the back "ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO"...

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Lot n° 12

Nasa. Spectacular and superb historic...

Nasa. Spectacular and superb historic takeoff of a "Douglas Delta Rocket" from Cape Canaveral on October 2nd 1962. On board the "Echo" satellite : the first communication satellite of NASA. Stamp and references on the back. 25,4 x 20,5cm with margins...

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Lot n° 13

NASA. Astronaut Scott Carpenter...

NASA. Astronaut Scott Carpenter has just put on his astronaut suit before being sent into orbit from Cape Canaveral in the AURORA 7 capsule. 24 May 1962. Press photograph. Caption on the front in the plate. Stamp on the back : " MAY 24 1962 ". 21,7 x...

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Lot n° 14

NASA. The famous photograph of...

NASA. The famous photograph of the "Early Sevens". This photograph shows the first group of astronauts presented by NASA in July 1962. They had been selected in 1959 for the MERCURY program. At the top, from left to right, Alan B. Shepard Jr, Virgil I....

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Lot n° 15

NASA. Astronaut Gordon Cooper is...

NASA. Astronaut Gordon Cooper is ready for his mission in the "FAITH 7" capsule of the MERCURY-ATLAS 9 rocket. May 1963. silver print from "WIREPRESS" press. Stamp on the back "RETURN TO CHRONICLE FILES". 20.5 X 25.3CM.

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Lot n° 16

Nasa. Rangers VII probe: view of...

Nasa. Rangers VII probe: view of the lunar surface a few minutes before the impact. The purpose of the "RANGERS" mission was to send a probe on the Moon before the will to crash it on the lunar ground. It was thus an operation of pure ballistic control....

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Lot n° 17

NASA. RANGERS 7 mission. View of...

NASA. RANGERS 7 mission. View of the lunar surface 15 minutes and 6 seconds before the impact of the Ranger rocket. The craters Arzachel in the lower right and Alphonsus in the center right, Guericke in the upper left can be seen. NASA presented this...

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Lot n° 18

NASA. Rare. First historical zenithal...

NASA. Rare. First historical zenithal photograph of the ground of the planet MARS realized by the space probe MARINER 4 on July 15, 1965. Until the arrival of the space probe MARINER 4, scientists thought they could discover vegetation on the Martian...

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Lot n° 19

NASA. Gemini 6 Mission: Astronaut...

NASA. Gemini 6 Mission: Astronaut Walter M. Shirra Jr., commander of Gemini VI, checks that the water supply device he will use during his mission is working properly. This device works literally like a water gun. October 1965, silver print (circa 70-80s)...

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Lot n° 20

NASA. Gemini 4 mission. First historic...

NASA. Gemini 4 mission. First historic spacewalk by an American on June 3, 1965. The astronaut Edward H. White floats in the space vacuum connected to the spacecraft Gemini 4 by a 7 meters umbilical crodon. His exit lasted 21 minutes. It is one of the...

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Lot n° 21

NASA. Spectacular view of the Gemini...

NASA. Spectacular view of the Gemini 7 capsule seen from the Gemini 6A capsule at an altitude of approximately 300km from the Earth's surface. December 1965. chromogenic print on paper : "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK". Typed caption on the back label...

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Lot n° 22

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission...

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission on June 3, 1965. Historic photograph of astronaut Ed. H. White becoming the first American to "fly" in Space. He wears a special spacesuit with a gold-plated helmet to protect him from the sun. A 7.5 meter umbilical...

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Lot n° 23

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historic spacewalk...

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Historic spacewalk of astronaut ED. WHITE. White is wearing a specially designed spacesuit. His face is shaded by a gold-plated visor to protect him from the sun's unfiltered rays. In his right hand, he carries an HHSMU (Hand-Held...

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Lot n° 24

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission....

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission. Historic photograph. Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, floats weightlessly in space. White is tethered to the spacecraft by a 7.5-meter umbilical line and a 7-meter tether line,...

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Lot n° 25

NASA. Misison Gemini IV. June 8,...

NASA. Misison Gemini IV. June 8, 1965. It is the 1st time that an American realizes a space walk and this photograph is the 1st world testimony of it before the astronauts return on Earth with their invaluable films. Silver print of the period. Stamp...

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Lot n° 26

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter mission. Historical...

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter mission. Historical photograph. The first close-up view of the Copernicus crater, one of the most imposing on the Moon's surface. 23 November 1966. Caption on sheet, stamps and references on the back. 25,7x20,6cm with margins. Mention...

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Lot n° 27

NASA. Rendezvous with AGENA, the...

NASA. Rendezvous with AGENA, the landing target for the GEMINI VIII capsule/ Astronaut David Scott took this photograph from a distance of approximately 50 feet. March 16, 1966, vintage silver print. NASA logo and typed caption on back. 25.3 x 20.4CM...

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Lot n° 28

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter. Oblique photograph...

Nasa. Lunar Orbiter. Oblique photograph taken by the Lunar Orbiter II spacecraft covering an area as large as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. We admire a spectacular area of lunar domes. November 25, 1966.period silver print. Caption on slip,...

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Lot n° 29

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 2 mission....

Nasa. LUNAR ORBITER 2 mission. First close-up view of the lunar crater COPERNIC, one of the most important craters on the lunar face exposed to the Earth. The hills emerging from the flat ground are 300 meters high and have a slope of 30°. From the base...

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Lot n° 30

NASA. Space rendezvous with the...

NASA. Space rendezvous with the AGENA module on March 16, 1966. Original chromogenic print on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. Caption on the back. 20,4 x 25,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 31

NASA. One of the first views of...

NASA. One of the first views of the lunar surface as collected by the LUNAR ORBITER 1 probe. 1966.Vintage silver print on paper: "A KODAK PAPER". 25,3 x 20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 32

NASA. View of the lunar soil from...

NASA. View of the lunar soil from the LUNAR ORBITER 1 probe. 1966.vintage silver print on "A KODAK PAPER" paper. 25,4 x 20,5CM with margins.

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Lot n° 33

NASA. GEMINI 12 mission. Edwin...

NASA. GEMINI 12 mission. Edwin A. Aldrin in spacewalk around the Gemini 12 capsule. 1966. Vintage silver print "WIREPHOTOGRAPHY". Legend on the front. 18,1 X 26,1CM.

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Lot n° 34

NASA. View of the lunar soil by...

NASA. View of the lunar soil by the space probe LUNAR ORBITER IV (Frame #187) realized during its 33rd lunar orbit during its photographic mission around the Moon on June 2, 1967. Thanks to a complex mechanism of shooting, developing, scanning in lunar...

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Lot n° 35

NASA. View of the Moon by the LUNAR...

NASA. View of the Moon by the LUNAR ORBITER V probe. October 1967.period silver print. NASA logo and caption on the back. 25,3 x 20,4cm with margins.

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Lot n° 36

NASA. Launch of Apollo 4 on November...

NASA. Launch of Apollo 4 on November 9, 1967.chromogenic print on paper: "KODAK Professional". Name on label on the front. NASA stamp on back with references. 25,3 X 20,3CM.

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Lot n° 37

NASA. Apollo 8 mission. Nice near...

NASA. Apollo 8 mission. Nice near vertical view of the lunar surface taken with a telephoto lens during the Apollo 8 mission. The photograph represents a surface of approximately 20 mils wide. The edge of the main lunar crater is clearly visible as well...

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Lot n° 38

Nasa. Apollo 8 mission. A beautiful...

Nasa. Apollo 8 mission. A beautiful view of the lunar surface taken by the astronauts of the Apollo 8 mission who were the first humans to approach the lunar star in December 1968 at a distance of more than 300,000 kilometers from their native earth....

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Lot n° 39

NASA. Apollo 7/S-IVB mission RENDEZ-VOUS....

NASA. Apollo 7/S-IVB mission RENDEZ-VOUS. The Saturn IV-B rocket stage photographed from the APOLLO 7 mission command module during the Earth orbit docking maneuvers from an altitude of 125 nautical miles above Earth. The distance between the two spacecraft...

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Lot n° 40

NASA. The Apollo 8 rocket takes...

NASA. The Apollo 8 rocket takes off for the Moon. On board the crew of the first men about to reach the lunar orbit for the first time: Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders. 21 December 1968. NASA logo and typed caption on the back. 25,3 x 20,5CM...

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Lot n° 41

Nasa. Historic recovery in the...

Nasa. Historic recovery in the Pacific Ocean of the crew of the Apollo 8 mission on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, put itself in orbit and return. The three astronauts...

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Lot n° 42

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Historical...

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Historical view of the 1st Earth survey observed by Man from lunar orbit by the APOLLO 8 mission on December 24, 1968. Later chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on the back label. 40,6 x 40,6CM with margins.

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Lot n° 43

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. APOLLO 8 mission....

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. APOLLO 8 mission. Historical photograph representing the 1st Earthrise observed by Man from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968. This rare photograph was originally taken in black and white. This version is a rare colorized version of...

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Lot n° 44

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Photograph...

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Photograph of the first human observation of a survey of the Earth seen from the lunar orbit. December 1968.period chromogenic print. Caption on back label. 50.8 x 50.8CM with margins.

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Lot n° 45

NASA. Historical photograph. Mission...

NASA. Historical photograph. Mission Apollo 8. First photograph of the Earth taken by a human from space. 1968. silver print of the period. Legend on the back. 20,2 x 25,5CM with NASA.

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Lot n° 46

NASA. Apollo 7 Mission. The opening...

NASA. Apollo 7 Mission. The opening of the target stage of the Saturn IVB rocket in Earth orbit will allow the Apollo mission crew to simulate a docking maneuver in Earth orbit. Once in Earth orbit, the Apollo crew performs a turnaround of the mission...

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Lot n° 47

Nasa. The foot of the astronaut...

Nasa. The foot of the astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. This photograph is one of the most important that symbolizes the achievement of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 which saw for the first time the Man walking on an extraterrestrial ground....

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Lot n° 48

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Nice perspective...

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Nice perspective showing the theater of the historic Apollo 11 mission with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the left, the lunar module and the American flag on the left of the image. July 21, 1969.Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Nice perspective...

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Lot n° 49

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Rare view...

Nasa. Apollo 11 mission. Rare view of astronaut Buzz Aldrin halfway up the ladder of the lunar module EAGLE as he prepares to become the 2nd man to set foot on the moon. July 20, 1969. vintage chromogenic print on "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" paper....

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Lot n° 50

Nasa. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong...

Nasa. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong precedes astronauts Michael COLLINS and Edwin E. ALDRIN to leave the Space Operations Building at Cape Canaveral's Complex 39A during a final test before the historic day of their departure to the Moon. July 1969. vintage...

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