An original 10x8" vintage photo from a very large collection of fascinating and rare original NASA press photographs that originated from a NASA employee in the photo lab or press office at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. A number of the images from this collection appear to be one of a kind or used internally only. This is an original print on Kodak paper. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.
Photo Overview
Commander Jack R. Lousma floats comfortably inside the middeck of Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-3, holding a drink dispenser while pointing to a clipboard of orbital checklists. The white lockers, experiment bags and control panels of the orbiter’s crew compartment frame this relaxed in-flight portrait, and the STS-3 mission patch and NASA “worm” logo are clearly visible on his light-blue flight suit. The original NASA photo number S82-28912 printed in the border dates the scene to March 1982, only the third flight of the Space Shuttle program.
STS-3 was the first long-duration shuttle test flight, lasting eight days and paving the way for routine orbital operations; Lousma, a veteran of Skylab 3, and pilot C. Gordon Fullerton were its only crew. Tasks on this mission included thermal-blanket evaluations, Canadarm exercises and Earth-observation photography—crucial steps toward certifying the shuttle for satellite deployment and scientific research. Own a vivid piece of early shuttle history before another collector snaps it up.
Text Present
Front upper left border: “NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration”
Front upper center border: “S82-28912”
Front upper right border: “Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058”
Locker labels in scene: “MF23G” (multiple)
Condition: In very good to excellent vintage condition. Photos in this archive have been well taken care of. Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo.
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