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[Mercury Atlas 5] PIONEERING ORBITAL VIEW OF EARTH CAPTURED FROM THE CAPSULE CARRYING ENOS, THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN ORBIT NASA, 29 November 1961
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche€500 - €700
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[Mercury Atlas 5] PIONEERING ORBITAL VIEW OF EARTH CAPTURED FROM THE CAPSULE CARRYING ENOS, THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN ORBIT
NASA, 29 November 1961
Printed 1961.
Vintage chromogenic print on early fibre-based Kodak paper.
With "EKC" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Cape Canaveral, Florida).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
This rare and early colour photograph of Earth from orbit, captured through the window of the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft carrying the chimpanzee Enos, marks the infancy of space photography. The clock for the automatic sequence camera is visible at the bottom right.
Printed 1961.
Vintage chromogenic print on early fibre-based Kodak paper.
With "EKC" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Cape Canaveral, Florida).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
This rare and early colour photograph of Earth from orbit, captured through the window of the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft carrying the chimpanzee Enos, marks the infancy of space photography. The clock for the automatic sequence camera is visible at the bottom right.
Footnotes
This Earth orbital view of clouds over the ocean was captured using a Maurer 220G camera equipped with a 75mm lens and GAF Super Anscochrome T-100 Superior ASA 64 colour reversal film. During the flight, the spacecraft reached an apogee of 147.5 miles and a perigee of 99.6 miles.
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