Description
Astronaut Charles A. Bassett II – 8″ x 10″ Official NASA Gemini IX Portrait Photo (UNSIGNED)
Own a rare piece of NASA history with this official 8″ x 10″ NASA portrait photo of Charles A. Bassett II, one of the original Gemini astronauts. Captured in 1966 during preparations for the Gemini IX mission, this image shows Bassett in his NASA flight suit, representing the professionalism and promise of America’s second generation of space explorers.
Bassett was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned as Pilot of Gemini IX, alongside Command Pilot Elliot See Jr. Tragically, both men were killed in a T-38 jet crash on February 28, 1966, while arriving for simulator training at the McDonnell Aircraft plant in St. Louis. Their untimely deaths led to a reshuffling of flight assignments, with Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan flying the mission later that year.
This unsigned portrait is a meaningful collectible for fans of NASA’s formative years and a tribute to an astronaut whose career was cut short but whose legacy remains part of the Gemini program’s story.
Autograph(s):
Charles A. Bassett II
Condition:
Excellent
Type of object (Photo/Poster/Other):
Photo
Dimensions:
10″ x 8″ (25cm x 20cm)
Signature:
Hand signed – No
Dedicated with personalized text- No
Autopen – No
Certificate level
Standard Authentication (COA)
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