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1962, May 24… Breitling in space! Launched on Thursday 24th May 1962, US Navy LtCdr Malcolm Scott Carpenter became the very first astronaut to wear a wrist watch in space…. a Breitling Navitimer chronograph. Medio February 1961, Scott Carpenter gave feedback to Breitling how they should modify their Breitling Navitimer for use by astronauts, requesting a larger bezel, a simplified slide rule and a 24 hours dial. Breitling took note and produced a bespoke Breitling Navitimer chronograph per the feedback of Scott Carpenter. Carpenter received the bespoke Breitling chronograph in the afternoon of 18th May 1962 and the next day wrote a letter to the Wakmann Watch Company stating the practical changes he requested were well-executed making it an ideal timepiece. Unfortunately, after the 5 hours long mission, following splash-down as Carpenter had to deploy his life raft and during helicopter pick up, the chronograph was water damaged. The last time we saw it was the moment Carpenter put it into one of his gloves onboard the recovery helicopter on his way to USS Intrepid. That watch now sits in the Breitling archives together with a Breitling 809 Navitimer owned by John Glenn. Recommended reading: “For Spacious Skies” (2002 hardcover 370 pages) a book written by Scott Carpenter and his daughter to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “Aurora 7” mission. This way, Scott Carpenter became the first astronaut to wear a wrist watch in space! By late 1963, the Breitling Navitimer chronograph came with white subdials (reverse Panda) and by 1969, Breitling produced the first Navitimer Cosmonaute with “24” on the dial. The 24 hours dial/movement chronograph might again appear during long-duration spaceflight to the planet Mars, a trip which will take about 250 days one way! (Photo: MoonwatchUniverse)

Le temps qui fait sur la terre commence à 10 milles mètres d'altitude

Gagarine [Gagarin] (Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh,  2020)

Youri Gagarine avec sa femme Valentina à la maison, Moscou, 1er mai 1963.

Breitling presents the new Navitimer Cosmonaute, a limited edition of 362 pieces to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the space flight of Scott Carpenter and his original Cosmonaute aboard Aurora 7. The “first Swiss wristwatch in space” was damaged by prolonged exposure to seawater and has remained unrestored in the brand’s archives, revealed only now. The new Cosmonaute has a 41 x 13.09 mm steel and platinum case and is equipped with the Breitling B02 hand-wound manufacture movement. 💰 USD 12,530 . A Breitling apresenta o novo Navitimer Cosmonaute, uma edição limitada de 362 peças para celebrar o 60° aniversário da viagem espacial de Scott Carpenter e seu Cosmonaute original a bordo da Aurora 7. O “primeiro relógio de pulso suíço no espaço” foi danificado pela exposição prolongada à água do mar e permaneceu nos arquivos da marca não restaurado, revelado apenas agora. O novo Cosmonaute tem caixa de 41 x 13,09 mm em aço e platina e é equipado com o movimento de manufatura a corda manual Breitling B02. 💰 USD 12.530 📷 @breitling • • #breitling #cosmonaute #breitlingcosmonaute #scottcarpenter #spacewatch #finewatchmaking #relogioserelogios https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8_MKGu20V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Triptyque floral sur lune déserte

Alice Winocour rend hommage à toutes ces femmes qui partent dans l’espace, laissant sur terre leur vie, leurs enfants, à travers le portrait d’une femme incarnée par Eva Green. Mais ce qui l’intéresse, ce n’est pas tant le “voyage”, que tout ce qui se passe en amont, tant dans la préparation même, physique, que dans ce qui se joue au niveau de la séparation. Sarah vit seule avec sa fille. Elles ont toutes deux une relation privilégiée. Stella, petite étoile sur terre, ne voit son père lui aussi astrophysicien qu’un week-end sur deux. Mais un jour Sarah est choisie pour une mission dans l’espace, une aubaine. Elle remplace au pied levé un collègue et doit rattraper la préparation physique déjà entamée par ses deux futurs acolytes. Le film aborde tout cela de façon épurée, presque froide et clinique. Seule, Stella déborde un peu du cadre, du haut de ses huit ans et d’un besoin de sa maman frustré. La retenue ne cache pourtant pas l’émotion de la mère, déchirée entre son rêve d’espace et l’amour maternel. Malgré le sujet spatial, le film est donc avant tout intimiste, un brin féministe mais sans excès et il évite l’écueil du pathos avec beaucoup de justesse. On n’est pas non plus bouleversé mais le point de vue film reste intéressant.