And the Red Sea Lay Beneath Them- Gemini 11 Astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon photographed this view of the earth, showing Ethiopia and Somali in northeast Africa, with the Red Sea and the gulf of Aden, in their record-breaking flight. An antenna of the Agena, which boosted them to their record altitude, is at left, ahead of the spacecraft from which this picture was made. This photo was released today at the Manned Space Center at Houston, Tex., which said it was made at 460 miles altitude.

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Title:
And the Red Sea Lay Beneath Them- Gemini 11 Astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon photographed this view of the earth, showing Ethiopia and Somali in northeast Africa, with the Red Sea and the gulf of Aden, in their record-breaking flight. An antenna of the Agena, which boosted them to their record altitude, is at left, ahead of the spacecraft from which this picture was made. This photo was released today at the Manned Space Center at Houston, Tex., which said it was made at 460 miles altitude.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Earth
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. September 1966]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Earth
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 255 x 208 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/jq088s538
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001152_0012
Barcode:
39999088103708