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Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera
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Dreweatts
Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera

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Unless otherwise stated, all photographs are vintage prints on fibre-based paper. Resin-coated paper and the watermark "This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” were gradually introduced in the years 1971-1972.  The watermark is always stated in the cataloguing description and, where the clarity of the watermark allowed, represented in the supplied image. Additional images can be provided on request.

The sale charts the remarkable journey from space exploration being a far-fetched concept to a breath-taking reality...read more!

Auction dates
17 Mar 2021 12:00 GMT
Auction currency
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There are 379 lots within this auction
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The historic first American rocket to reach outer space, May 10, 1946
240 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Early and never previously seen views of Earth from space, 1948-1960
650 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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The first US satellite launch (Vanguard, Explorer I) and early views of V2 rockets, 1949-1958
220 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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The first photograph of the far side of the Moon, Luna 3, October 1959
0 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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Wernher von Braun, early colour photographs of Kurt Debus and the launch of Juno II, 1958-1961
200 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A set of seven early portraits of cosmonauts in their flight gear
320 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Cosmonauts [six photographs], 1960s
190 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Two portraits of the Mercury Seven astronauts, 1960-1961
400 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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The chimpanzee Ham in weightlessness during his spaceflight, Mercury Redstone 2, January 31, 1961
125 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Two views of the first American rocket to send a human into space, Mercury-Redstone 3, May 1961
400 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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First picture of a human in space; a view of Earth from space, Mercury-Redstone 3, May 1961
0 GBP
500 - 1,000 GBP
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Three views of Alan Shepard, the first American astronaut, Mercury Redstone 3, May 1961
240 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Gus Grissom preparing for the second US manned space flight [2], Mercury-Redstone 4, May-July 1961
100 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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First photograph from space taken from an orbiting spacecraft, Mercury Atlas 4, September 1961
380 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Underwater view of the recovery [large format], Mercury Atlas 4, September 1961
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300 - 400 GBP
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Launch of the first American into orbit [three views], Mercury Atlas 6, January-February 1962
150 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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First human-taken photograph from space (photo by John Glenn), Mercury Atlas 6, 20 February, 1962
550 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Three views of President Kennedy: at John Glenn’s award ceremony and other venues, 1962-1963
420 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Four views of Walter Schirra preparing for the first six-orbit flight, Mercury Atlas 8, 1962
200 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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The last one-man US space flight: lift-off, G. Cooper's preparations [5], Mercury Atlas 9, May 1963
200 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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First Hasselblad photographs of the Earth from space [diptych], Mercury Atlas 9, May 1963
200 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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An Earth view taken during the last solo flight, Mercury Atlas 9, May 1963
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300 - 400 GBP
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Mercury programme: contact sheets (MA-3,4 & 6) and commemorative photographs, 1961-1963
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Apollo lunar EVA spacesuit prototype, Project Apollo, October 1963
120 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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The world's first spacewalk, Voskhod 2, 18 March 1965
500 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Portrait of the first team and four views of pre-flight activities, Gemini 3 , March 1965
320 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Portraits of Gus Grissom and John Young, pre-flight activities, Gemini 3, March 1965
170 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Launch of Gemini 2 and Gemini 3, the first manned Gemini flight [five views], Gemini 3, March 1965
320 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Views of Earth from space [four prints], Gemini 3, March 1965
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The launch of the first U.S. space mission to perform a spacewalk [three views], Gemini 4, June 1965
190 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A close-up of Ed White during the first American spacewalk, Gemini 4, June 1965
400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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First U.S. spacewalk: Ed White floats in zero gravity, Gemini 4, June 1965
1,000 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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First U.S. spacewalk: Ed White floats in zero gravity over the Gulf of Mexico, Gemini 4., June 1965
480 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ed White floats in zero gravity during the first American spacewalk, Gemini 4, June 1965
400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ed White floats away from the spacecraft during the first American spacewalk, Gemini 4, June 1965
420 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ed White floats in zero gravity over the Pacific during first U.S. spacewalk, Gemini 4, June 1965
280 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Views of Ed White emerging from the spacecraft during the first US spacewalk, Gemini 4, June 1965
0 GBP
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The first photograph of a spacecraft taken in orbit, Gemini 4, June 1965
175 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Views of Earth from space: Cape Kennedy, Baja California, Pacific and Egypt, Gemini 4, June 1965
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600 - 800 GBP
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Lift-off [large format], Gemini 5, August 1965
300 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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Six orbital views of the Earth: Florida, Mexico, Hawaii, Gemini 5, August 1965
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Three views of the pre-launch preparations, Gemini 6A, December 1965
200 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Pre-launch preparations and portrait of the crew during countdown, Gemini 6A, December 1965
240 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Lift-off, Gemini 6A, 15 December 1965
150 GBP
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Gemini 7 spacecraft orbiting the Earth, Gemini 6A, December 1965
320 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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The historic first manned rendezvous in space [four photographs], Gemini 6A & 7, December 1965
650 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Gemini 6-A from Gemini 7 and a view of the Arabian Peninsula from space, Gemini 7, December 1965
150 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Moonrise above the Earth’s horizon, Gemini 7, December 1965
190 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Final preparations for the launch and the recovery [six photographs], Gemini 7, December 1965
300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Views of the recovery after the record-breaking 14-day mission in space, Gemini 7, December 1965
160 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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The Solar Corona, as viewed by NASA’s airborne solar eclipse expedition, December 1965
450 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Pre-flight press conference and Mission Control during emergency recovery, Gemini 8, February 1966
170 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Four views of the Agena Target Docking Vehicle at a decreasing distance, Gemini 8, March 1966
240 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Pre-flight prepartions during final moments before the launch [five views], Gemini 9A, June 1966
350 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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Pre-launch activities, lift-off and Gene Cernan's EVA [five views], Gemini 9A, June 1966
150 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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The 'Angry Alligator' [three views], Gemini 9A, June 1966
240 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Three views of the Earth: South America (Peru, Bolivia, Chile), Canary Islands, Gemini 9A, June 1966
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600 - 800 GBP
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Two portraits of the crew, Gemini 10, July 1966
320 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Gemini Titan II and Atlas-Agena on launch pads [two prints], Gemini 10, July 1966
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