Scarce collection of 32 early original ‘working media’ glossy NASA photos that were used by Aviation Week magazine during the 1960s to document the start of the burgeoning Gemini Program. Given their status as ‘working’ examples, many of the photos have been trimmed, taped, or feature editorial notations to the front or back. They range in size from 5.75 x 5 to 11 x 8.5 and contain some of the very first images that emerged from NASA and the prime aerospace companies involved, contractors who covered program planning, spacecraft development, cockpit displays, schematic layouts, and more. As such, the majority of images focus on equipment, instrumentation, and the behind-the-scenes personnel of the Gemini program, although there are images of Gemini crew members, the Earth, and splashdown and egress training, amongst others, also included. A total of 13 photos feature either NASA caption text to the reverse, with several more also containing stamps marked either Aviation Week, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, or “Received Library.” In overall fine condition, with light creases, some photos stapled, and aforementioned trimmed edges. Founded in 1916, Aviation Week magazine was later changed to Aviation Week & Space Technology, which is now in print and online as one of the world’s flagship publications of weekly aviation and space news.
