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GORDON COOPER'S MERCURY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION IN HIS SIGNED LETTER: "A BIT OF HOT WATER WITH THE NASA BRASS"
A group of 25 black and white photographs, all 8 x 10 inches with most having printed captions on verso.
20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$937.50 inc. premium
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GORDON COOPER'S MERCURY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
IN HIS SIGNED LETTER: "A BIT OF HOT WATER WITH THE NASA BRASS"
A group of 25 black and white photographs, all 8 x 10 inches with most having printed captions on verso. Features astronaut training, spacecraft development, mission related photographs from Cooper's Mercury Atlas 9, and various other Mercury subjects.
With GORDON COOPER'S signed provenance letter, reading in part: "The enclosed 25 Mercury photographs really provide a visual representation of the amazing pace of events that occurred during the Mercury Program which enabled Gemini and Apollo to succeed. It really was the golden age of space exploration and it was over in just a few short years. Many of us in the astronaut corps thought that the next 30 years after the moon landings would result in even greater achievements, but sadly that has yet to happen.
Looking through this set of Mercury photographs brings back my memories of those very challenging and busy days. It was a time that I will always remember." The letter has three additional paragraphs describing his two spaceflights, back-up crew assignments and includes the Gemini 5 crew emblem description: "Our logo was 8 Days or Bust which got Pete and me in a bit of hot water with the NASA brass. But Gemini 5 made it through all eight days...."
A group of 25 black and white photographs, all 8 x 10 inches with most having printed captions on verso. Features astronaut training, spacecraft development, mission related photographs from Cooper's Mercury Atlas 9, and various other Mercury subjects.
With GORDON COOPER'S signed provenance letter, reading in part: "The enclosed 25 Mercury photographs really provide a visual representation of the amazing pace of events that occurred during the Mercury Program which enabled Gemini and Apollo to succeed. It really was the golden age of space exploration and it was over in just a few short years. Many of us in the astronaut corps thought that the next 30 years after the moon landings would result in even greater achievements, but sadly that has yet to happen.
Looking through this set of Mercury photographs brings back my memories of those very challenging and busy days. It was a time that I will always remember." The letter has three additional paragraphs describing his two spaceflights, back-up crew assignments and includes the Gemini 5 crew emblem description: "Our logo was 8 Days or Bust which got Pete and me in a bit of hot water with the NASA brass. But Gemini 5 made it through all eight days...."