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Lot #4063
Gemini USS Wasp Recovery Ship Group Lot

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Description

Group of items associated with the USS Wasp (CV-18), which served as the recovery ship for five missions: Gemini 4, Gemini 6, Gemini 7, Gemini 9, and Gemini 12. Includes: two official USS Wasp/NASA passes issued to David Greenberg for Gemini GT-4 and Gemini GT-7\6; an official USS Wasp press pass issued to Greenberg for Gemini GT-7\6; a membership card for the "Exalted Order of SPREX (Space Recovery Experts)" issued to Greenberg for participating in Gemini GT 7-6 recovery operations; a vintage glossy 10 x 8 photograph of the USS Wasp's photographers posing in front of the Gemini spacecraft, signed in fountain pen by the fourteen men; a NASA-McDonnell booklet about the Gemini spacecraft; and local newspaper clippings discussing Greenberg's role as a photographer on the ship. In overall very good to fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space & Aviation
  • Dates: #594 - Ended October 15, 2020