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·The Speedmaster Signature Collection* is a chronological journey of historic moments in spaceflight recorded in time by the astronauts and cosmonauts who made history exploring from the Earth to the Moon and beyond with the Omega Speedmaster. The collection is dedicated to all the men and women who dedicated their lives to furthering the exploration of space. In chronological order, it tells the story of the significant events that paved the way to landing a man on the Moon and the missions that followed.
Between 1965 and 1972, American astronauts flew the Gemini and Apollo missions. During those historic missions, spaceflight milestones were achieved for the US manned spaceflight program. As each first-time events occurred, the astronauts and mission controllers meticulously recorded the exact time and date. The times and dates are forever part of US manned spaceflight history marking the significant steps taking the astronauts from the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965, to the last step off the surface of the Moon on December 14, 1972.
Beginning with project Gemini, each mission was assigned specific tasks for the first time. Each new task was attempted, practiced, and mastered to enable the astronauts to travel to the Moon on future Apollo missions. The new tasks assigned to a mission built upon the previous missions' accomplishments and became increasingly more difficult and dangerous. From walking in space, to rendezvous in Earth orbit and circling the Moon, each successfully completed maneuver moved the space program one step closer to landing a man on the Moon.
The pieces in the collection document many of the first-time events or personal milestones that occurred during the missions. The accomplishments are recorded by the astronauts themselves on 1960's style or X-33 Speedmaster case backs that are similar to the case backs present on the NASA-issued Speedmasters they used to mark the time of these historic events. The collection today consists of twenty-eight missions documented by twenty-five American astronauts, one European Space Agency astronaut, and two Russian cosmonauts recording the events that are forever part of manned spaceflight history. The collection also includes the post Apollo years including the ASTP, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Mir and International Space Station Expedition missions.
I would like to thank the astronauts and James Ragan for their valuable time and openness to participating in my project. I would also like to thank those who helped me obtain these pieces. Their time and effort is greatly appreciated.
*This collection has been assembled for my own personal use and its sole purpose is to honor the men and women that participated in the spaceflight program and their achievements. The collection is not endorsed by Omega, The Swatch Group, European Space Agency, NASA, or the astronauts participating and there are no commercial or financial interests associated with the collection. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this collection.
Operational and Environmental Testing - October, 1964 to March, 1965
Official NASA Speedmaster Flight Qualification Letter - June 1, 1965
The Gemini Missions - March 23, 1965 to November 1, 1966
NEW VIDEO- Gemini 4 - June 3 to June 7, 1965 - First American Spacewalk
Gemini 7 - December 4 to December 18, 1965 - Station-keeping and rendezvous
Gemini 10 - July 18 to July 21, 1966 - The Collins EVA
Between 1965 and 1972, American astronauts flew the Gemini and Apollo missions. During those historic missions, spaceflight milestones were achieved for the US manned spaceflight program. As each first-time events occurred, the astronauts and mission controllers meticulously recorded the exact time and date. The times and dates are forever part of US manned spaceflight history marking the significant steps taking the astronauts from the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965, to the last step off the surface of the Moon on December 14, 1972.
Beginning with project Gemini, each mission was assigned specific tasks for the first time. Each new task was attempted, practiced, and mastered to enable the astronauts to travel to the Moon on future Apollo missions. The new tasks assigned to a mission built upon the previous missions' accomplishments and became increasingly more difficult and dangerous. From walking in space, to rendezvous in Earth orbit and circling the Moon, each successfully completed maneuver moved the space program one step closer to landing a man on the Moon.
The pieces in the collection document many of the first-time events or personal milestones that occurred during the missions. The accomplishments are recorded by the astronauts themselves on 1960's style or X-33 Speedmaster case backs that are similar to the case backs present on the NASA-issued Speedmasters they used to mark the time of these historic events. The collection today consists of twenty-eight missions documented by twenty-five American astronauts, one European Space Agency astronaut, and two Russian cosmonauts recording the events that are forever part of manned spaceflight history. The collection also includes the post Apollo years including the ASTP, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Mir and International Space Station Expedition missions.
I would like to thank the astronauts and James Ragan for their valuable time and openness to participating in my project. I would also like to thank those who helped me obtain these pieces. Their time and effort is greatly appreciated.
*This collection has been assembled for my own personal use and its sole purpose is to honor the men and women that participated in the spaceflight program and their achievements. The collection is not endorsed by Omega, The Swatch Group, European Space Agency, NASA, or the astronauts participating and there are no commercial or financial interests associated with the collection. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this collection.
Operational and Environmental Testing - October, 1964 to March, 1965
Official NASA Speedmaster Flight Qualification Letter - June 1, 1965
The Gemini Missions - March 23, 1965 to November 1, 1966
NEW VIDEO- Gemini 4 - June 3 to June 7, 1965 - First American Spacewalk
Gemini 7 - December 4 to December 18, 1965 - Station-keeping and rendezvous
Gemini 10 - July 18 to July 21, 1966 - The Collins EVA
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