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THBJames A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)
Lot 40
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James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)
First U.S. Spacewalk, Ed White's EVA over the Gulf of Mexico, Gemini 4, June 3, 1965. Large-format vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image/sheet size 11 x 14 in. (27.7 x 35.5 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Vertical handling crack/crease along right side.
N.B. Tethered by a looping, golden umbilical cord, Ed White moved freely 100 miles above Earth for 21 minutes. Using the guidance gun in his right hand, he maneuvered at will until its compressed oxygen ran out. He thus became the world's first propelled space man. Though orbiting at 17,500 miles an hour, the space walker "had little sensation of speed and no sensation of falling, only a feeling of accomplishment" (National Geographic, September 1965, p. 440). Completely entranced by the experience, he resisted repeated calls from Houston to get back to the spacecraft. 'This is the saddest moment of my life' was his response on reluctantly returning. The NASA negative number is S-65-30429.
Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, cover and p. 35; Chaikin, Space, p. 59; Light, plate 13.
Provenance: The personal collection of Ed White, Heritage Auctions, Space Exploration Signature Auction, Dallas, November 2, 2012, Sale 6082, Lot 40031.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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