A visible-light image of the Andromeda Galaxy, taken by Torben Hansen.
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Collection of Original NASA Signed Astronaut Photographs

Collection of Original NASA Signed Astronaut Photographs

Collection of original NASA photographs of successful applicants to the US astronaut selection programme, dating back to the 1960s. 46 of the 47 potential astronauts have signed their respective photograph.

Photographs include the majority of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Gene Cernan and John Young. The only notable absentees from the collection, rather poignantly, include Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee; all of whom were killed in the tragic fire that occurred in the rehearsal test for Apollo 1.

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Object number

43-2014

Location

Soyuz Lounge

Has this object been into space?

No

Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit

Depth: 0.1 cm
Height: 25 cm
Width: 20 cm

Inscription Content - Content

Each photograph has an autopenned signature (apart from John Glenn, which hasn't been signed)

Associated Organisation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Object Production Person

John Young

Credit Line

Donated by Mark Needham

On Display Status

Not on display

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