Bill Taub (Mercury Redstone 3)
First American in space: Alan Shepard preparing for launch on board Freedom 7, May 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1961, 20,3 x 25,4 cm
A great photograph of Alan Shepard in the tiny cabin of Freedom 7, the first crewed US spacecraft, during a countdown demonstration test.
On the morning of launch on May 5, 1961, as technicians prepared to install the craft’s side hatch, Shepard had a long wait. Technical problems delayed the launch for four hours. Shepard’s patience eventually wore out and he famously snapped, “Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle?”
The problems were resolved and 500,000 people gathered near Cape Canaveral watched in awe the liftoff of the first manned US mission into space.
Esperta: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 14:10
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Bill Taub (Mercury Redstone 3)
First American in space: Alan Shepard preparing for launch on board Freedom 7, May 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1961, 20,3 x 25,4 cm
A great photograph of Alan Shepard in the tiny cabin of Freedom 7, the first crewed US spacecraft, during a countdown demonstration test.
On the morning of launch on May 5, 1961, as technicians prepared to install the craft’s side hatch, Shepard had a long wait. Technical problems delayed the launch for four hours. Shepard’s patience eventually wore out and he famously snapped, “Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle?”
The problems were resolved and 500,000 people gathered near Cape Canaveral watched in awe the liftoff of the first manned US mission into space.
Esperta: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Asta: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta online |
| Data: | 27.09.2023 - 14:10 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | Online |
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