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Atda Alligator tether with Gemini 9 for space stroll (1966)
type C photograph
39.0 × 48.3 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Courtesy of NASA
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Atda Alligator tether with Gemini 9 for space stroll
(1966)
Medium
type C photograph
Measurements
39.0 × 48.3 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Courtesy of NASA
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed in silver (in image) on paper label l.l.: HASSELBLAD
printed on paper label on support reverse u.l.: 4 / The crew on Gemini 9 consisted of astronaut Thomas P. / Stafford and Eugene Cernan. As usual, they had with them / a Hasselblad 500C with Zeiss Planar 80 and Compur shutter / among the capsule's camera equipment which, this time, / also included a wide-angle Hasselblad SWC with Zeiss / Biogon f.4.5/38mm lens to be used by Cernan during his / planned 129-minute celestial stroll. The photo shows the / Atda or "Alligator" which would not let go of the satellite.
Accession Number
PH378-1971
Department
International Photography
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