James a Mcdivitt (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Top of spine is worn. Short crease at bottom front corner. Tiger on front cover. Articles about Gemini 4, Union Leader I.W Abel, Sybil Burton, and The Death of Martin Buber. 100 pages.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original Photograph. Original NASA Black and White Photograph of Gemini IV Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II being served steak by Louis Hartsell, the chef in the Astronaut Training Facility at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy/Cape Canaveral. A steak dinner was traditional the night before a flight. This is one of the original photographs S-65-28587 distributed at the center, with the public information data on reverse indicating that the photo was released 28 May 1965. It was part of HArtwell's collection of astronaut photographs.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original Photograph. Original NASA Black and White Photograph of Gemini IV Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II being served steak by Louis Hartsell, the chef in the Astronaut Training Facility at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy/Cape Canaveral. The steak dinner was traditional the nmight before a flight. This is one of the original photographs S-65-28587 distributed at the center, NASA name and photo number at top left but without the public information data on reverse indicating that the photo was released 28 May 1965. It was part of Hartwell's collection of astronaut photographs.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Signed "James A. McDivitt" in blue ink. Letter measures 8.00" X 10.50" and is in FINE condition. Letter is on NASA letterhead and is dated March 12, 1970 James Alton McDivitt Jr. (June 10, 1929 - October 13, 2022) was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. In 1962, McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 2. He commanded the Gemini 4 mission, during which Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk, and later the Apollo 9 flight, which was the first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module and the complete set of Apollo flight hardware. He later became the manager of lunar landing operations and was the Apollo spacecraft program manager from 1969 to 1972. In June 1972 he left NASA and retired from the USAF with the rank of brigadier general. Additional photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Signed "James A. McDivitt" in blue ink. Letter measures 8.00" X 10.50" and is in FINE condition. Letter is on NASA letterhead and is dated April 17, 1973 James Alton McDivitt Jr. (June 10, 1929 - October 13, 2022) was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. In 1962, McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 2. He commanded the Gemini 4 mission, during which Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk, and later the Apollo 9 flight, which was the first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module and the complete set of Apollo flight hardware. He later became the manager of lunar landing operations and was the Apollo spacecraft program manager from 1969 to 1972. In June 1972 he left NASA and retired from the USAF with the rank of brigadier general. Additional photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. JAMES A. MCDIVITT Typed Letter Signed Colonel McDivitt is responding to an individual regarding the recovery operations of the Apollo 9 spacecraft. One page, 8 1/2" X 11" NASA stationary dated September 27, 1971. Condition: Normal mailing folds, otherwise in FINE condition. PSA/DNA Certificate Of Authenticity (COA). The letter reads " Dear Mrs. campbell: During the Apollo 9 recovery, two main helicopters were used. the airboss helicopter, which was in charge of the recovery operations, was piloted by Lt. Commander James A Mcgee of Atlanta, Georgia. Recovery III, the helicopter that carried the swimmers, was piloted by Commander George M. Rankin, Jr. of Bethesda, Maryland. Thank you for your letter and your interest in the space program. I am enclosing your autographed Apollo 9 covers. Sincerely, James A McDivitt Colonel, USAF Manager Apollo Spacecraft Program". James A. McDivitt commanded both the Gemini 4 first space walk mission and the Apollo 9 flight in which the Lunar Module was tested for the first time in earth orbit. He was born June 10, 1929, in Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959, graduating first in his class; an honorary Doctorate in Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1965; an honorary Doctor of Science from Seton Hall University in 1969; an honorary Doctor of Science from Miami University (Ohio) in 1970, and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Eastern Michigan University in 1975. McDivitt joined the Air Force in 1951 and retired in 1972 as a Brigadier General. He flew 145 combat missions during the Korean War in F80s and F-86s. He is a graduate of the USAF Experimental Test Pilot School and the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot Course and flew as an experimental test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He was selected as as astronaut by NASA in 1962. He was command pilot for Gemini 4, a four-day mission that began June 3, 1965. It featured a 21-minute space walk by astronaut Edward H. White II, the first extravehicular activity by a U.S. spaceman. He commanded Apollo 9, a 10-day earth orbit flight launched March 3, 1969. His crewmates were David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart. The flight was the first test of a complete set of Apollo hardware, including the Lunar Module. McDivitt and Schweickart separated the LM and flew 113 miles away from Scott and the Command Module before flying back to a rendezvous and linkup with the mother ship. He became manager of lunar landing operations in May 1969 and led a team that planned the lunar exploration program. In August that year he became manager of the Apollo spacecraft program and was program manager for Apollos 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. He left NASA in 1972 to enter the business world. McDivitt retired in 1997 as Senior Vice President, Government Operations and International, Rockwell International Corp., based in Arlington, Va. He and his wife, Judy, live in Rapid City, Mich. James McDivitt was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on March 19, 1993.

Condition: Good. 8 x 10 photographs, all but one signed by the astronauts. Mostly black and white; in individual folders with manuscript biographies in French.This collection was put together by a French space enthusiast and contains manuscript details on the flights in French as well as printed ephemera. .Bassett 's photograph from NASA dated 1963, not signed. John Glenn's signature is on newspaper picture of a spaceship taking off. Frank Borman: 1 signed and 3 unsigned.

Condition: Good. 8 x 10 photographs, all but one signed by the astronauts. Mostly black and white; in individual folders with manuscript biographies in French.This collection was put together by a French space enthusiast and contains manuscript details on the flights in French as well as printed ephemera. Bassett 's photograph from NASA dated 1963, not signed. John Glenn's signature is on newspaper picture of a spaceship taking off. Frank Borman: 1 signed and 3 unsigned.

25 x 20 cm. McDivitt war der Kommandant der Raumflüge Gemini 4 (Juni 1965, mit erstem Weltraumausstieg eines Amerikaners) und Apollo 9 (März 1969, Test der Mondlandefähre in der Erdumlaufbahn). Signatur des Verfassers.