g10_v_bw_o_n (1966 press photo, poss. as part of an unknown sequence)

“Drawing...by Russell Arasmith, Los Angeles Times News Service, shows astronaut Michael Collins standing in Gemini 10 spacecraft in a period of extravehicular activity that was carried out on Tuesday. He stood in space for 55 minutes conducting photographic experiments for return to earth.”

Further, per the Astronautix website, as taken from “On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini”, by Barton C. Hacker and Charles C. Alexander:

“Some of the experiments had to be done outside the spacecraft. Before the third Agena burn, Collins got ready for his first exposure to outer space, a standup EVA. Preparations went well and the hatch opened easily. At sunset, Collins stood in his seat, setting up a 70-mm general-purpose camera for S-13, a photographic study of stellar ultraviolet radiation. Collins aimed the camera at the southern Milky Way, scanning from Beta Crucis to Gamma Velorum, and exposed 22 frames. The entire night pass was devoted to this task. Young helped Collins identify the stars, at the same time controlling the spacecraft and target vehicle combination. With the beginning of daylight, Collins began MSC-8, color patch photography, to see if film could accurately reproduce colors in space. The pilot did not complete this assignment, however, as his eyes began to fill with tears. Young had the same problem. They suspected at first that the anti-fog compound inside their faceplates was irritating their eyes. They closed the hatch at 24:13 hours, about 6 minutes early.

They had noticed a strange odor that they thought might have been the lithium hydroxide used in the environmental control system, but ground engineers finally concluded that their smarting eyes were caused by having both suit fans on at once. They turned one fan off and, at 30 hours elapsed time, began a second sleep period. Bone-tired this time, they rested well.”

At/from:

www.astronautix.com/g/gemini10.html

Yet another striking work by the supremely talented & prolific Mr. Arasmith, from a wonderful perspective.
Although, in posting this to one of the FB groups I’m a member of, it was astutely pointed out to me that the Gemini was docked to the Agena Target Vehicle at this time.

4.75” x 6.875”.

The camera used for the S-13 experiment during Gemini XI:

www.dvidshub.net/image/701635/view-gemini-11-experiment-s...
Credit: DVIDS website

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