First US spacewalk. 3-7 June 1965.

First US spacewalk: Ed White floating in zero gravity over the Earth (large format), James McDivitt [Gemini IV], 3-7 June 1965

James McDivitt took this photograph from his Command Pilot left seat of the capsule with a Hasselblad model 500 C (NASA modified) and 70mm Eastman Kodak Ektachrome MS film. Ed white was spacewalking over South California.

'A Kodak paper' watermarks to verso. [NASA image S-65-30430]

Beautifully framed in our signature black gallery frame. Ready to hang. 

Photograph is 20 W x 16 H in and Framed 33.5 x 41 H.

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Details

Photographer

James McDivitt

Date

Printed 1965