NASA (Gemini XI) „Space Cowboy“: Richard Gordon riding the Gemini spacecraft, Sept.1966
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed in 1966, numbered „NASA S-66-54454“ (NASA MSC), in red top margin, with „A KODAK PAPER“ watermark on verso, 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
12-15 September 1966, SPACE COWBOY’s GALLOP OVER THE GLOBE. RIDING HIGH.
“This photograph shows me astride the nose of the Gemini spacecraft during the umbilical EVA of
Gemini 11. This pose inspired Pete Conrad to respond with the words, “Ride ‘em, cowboy!”
Richard Gordon (Cortright, p.182).
Literature:
LIFE, September 30, 1966, pg. 106; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 70;
Exploring Space with a Camera (NASA SP-168), Cortright, ed., pg. 182
The last image is not included in this lot but just gives you some additional information!
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