I created a desktop background for my computer from an image i discovered on ffffound. I tried to find the original source/photo/movie that it is from... no luck. If anyone knows what this is from, please do tell!
copy is from wikipedia's space entry
JorgeGG, nirav-shah, Matthew J. Sanderson, subblue, and 10 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Geof Crowl
rectangular.lobster
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rectangular.lobster 44 months ago | reply
Wow! How did you work that magic and find it?
I am honestly impressed! I have no idea what that says... but sweet.So... it was the first female spaceman/spacewoman?
svofski 41 months ago | reply
I don't think this is her.
Daviplane 41 months ago | reply
If the question is "is this Valentina Tereshkova?" and is to take at 1st degree, well, the wiki may have changed since then, but make yourself an opinion : en.rian.ru/photolents/20070306/61614026_15.html ("First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova is 70") ;)
So, I don't only think this spacewoman is not V. Tereshkova, I'm actually pretty SURE she's not. In fact I think your initial guess, Lobster, was right: it looks very much as a stock or movie oriented shot. You'll find many staged shots of actual spacewomen at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Female_astronauts , and this one is obviously unrelated in form or in context.
danielolaizola 41 months ago | reply
Anna Fisher:
www.life.com/image/50335084
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lee_Fisher
Daviplane 41 months ago | reply
Quite close match indeed !
mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=3341
mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=3342
danielolaizola 41 months ago | reply
For some reason they removed the picture from life.com, but this is her with the same helmet:
rectangular.lobster 12 months ago | reply
Thanks! Pretty good sleuthing.