60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

[Disappointed_Horse]

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

“It’s that level of risk that they were taking. I think that’s what really hit home.”…

arstechnica.com

 

[raydm6]

Cool 😎. Thanks for posting. 🧑‍🚀 🚀

 

[titrisol]

A long time ago NASA posted all their pictures from Mercury onwards at flickr

The Gemini Program

On May 25, 1961, three weeks after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space, President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. To facilitate this goal, NASA expanded the existing manned space flight program in...

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This reconstruction effort looks amazing

 

[Zuiko-logist]

Wow.

Would love to know what the $40 camera was.

 

[Muggins]

Wow.

Would love to know what the $40 camera was.

I'm so glad it wasnt just me who thought that!

 

[titrisol]

Ansco Auto-Set was John Glenns camera

Camera, 35mm, Glenn, Friendship 7 | National Air and Space Museum

airandspace.si.edu

Wow.

Would love to know what the $40 camera was.

The late Mercury and Gemini used Contarexes, then Hasselblads (70mm) and a video camera (16mm)

 

[Zuiko-logist]

Ansco Auto-Set

Camera, 35mm, Glenn, Friendship 7 | National Air and Space Museum

airandspace.si.edu

I see Etsy is selling them for £150 as the first camera in space!

 

[Zuiko-logist]

Also thank you for the link - very cool mods

 

[titrisol]

Also thank you for the link - very cool mods

A few years ago, I visited the Air and Space Smithsonian at the airport (Udvar-Hazy) and they had some of the cameras on exhibit.
I'm not sure the Ansco was on exhibit though but the COntarex, Hasselblads (3 different ones) and Nikons (Space shuttle) were shown