Note: Only forum leaders may delete posts.
*HTML is ON *UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend
Smilies Legend
New book reveals NASA photographer's unseen Mercury astronaut archives [i]Chances are, you have seen photographs taken by Bill Taub. As NASA's first senior photographer, Taub was there to capture the start of the United States' human spaceflight program. Sixty-two years ago this week, it was Taub who was behind the camera as Alan Shepard climbed aboard his Mercury spacecraft "Freedom 7" to become the first American to launch into space. Those photos, taken on May 5, 1961, have been published countless times over during the past six decades. But as iconic as some of Taub's images are, it is only now that the public is getting to see the full extent of his work.[/i]
Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts
Copyright 1999-2024 collectSPACE. All rights reserved.