70. [Gemini IV] THE BEAUTY OF EARTH FROM SPACE (diptych): blue horizon over Florida, including Cape Kennedy James McDivitt, 3-7 June 1965 Printed 1965. Two vintage chromogenic prints on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA images S-65-34716 and S-65-34719]. Numbered "NASA S-65-34716" and "NASA S-65-34719" in blue in the top margin, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverses (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas). Each: 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.) Historical context During the four-day mission, McDivitt and White conducted 11 scientific experiments, including one focused on photography to capture images of Earth's weather and terrain. Using a NASA-modified 70-millimeter Hasselblad 500C camera loaded with Eastman colour film, they obtained these spectacular adjoining photographs with vivid shades of blue, showcasing the coast of Florida and Cape Kennedy, their launch site. From its earliest missions, NASA has been an innovative leader in Earth science studies and these photographs represented a new era in the study of the Earth and its resources.