Lot 828
GT-3 and GT-5-7; Paul Haney Handwritten Notes "Voice of Mission Control" for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Paul Haney (1929-2009) was best known as the voice of NASA's mission control for his live commentary during the Gemini and Apollo space flights in the 1960s. Offered here are 7 pages of Gemini 5 debriefing notes, handwritten during the post-flight session by NASA. Pages are 6 x 9" and include the crew's impressions of the flight. Some definitely "not published later" notes included the comment: "The Only Thing kept us Going was Knowing How Bad Off 7 Would Be (all caps)" (referring to the upcoming GT-7 flight). From GT-3 (1965) Paul Haney's " Gemini 3 Crew Conference" Notes, A group of nine, legal-size pages of notes about the flight taken while in Mission Control. Definitely a view of the flight you haven't read before. Grissom quotes noted: "It was a great flight" and "I would be ready to take GT-4" Rare written manuscripts from NASA Gemini era. Finally Gemini 7/6, 1965, folder of internal documents, We note a printed 12/12/65 Mission Commentary (15+ pages) as taken directly from the flight tapes, numerous carbons, Rendezvous Flight Charts and internal memos regarding the flights and its problems. This is source material that may well differ from the subsequent historical version of the flights available today. Fascinating reading. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000
The Paul Haney Estate collection, Public Affairs Officer NASA.
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