The first space selfie, Buzz Aldrin during EVAGemini 12 11-15 Nov 1966Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20. 3 x 24.3 cm (8 x 9½ in), an AP Wirephoto print with a press caption across the front and a date stamp on the verso (18 Nov 1966)Footnotes:Illtrated: Ron Schick, Julia van Haaften, A View from Space, p.4 This closeup of astronaut Edwin A. Aldrin was made shortly after he opened his hatch in the Gemini 12 spacecraft and stood up to begin a series of operations designed to provide more information on man's ability to work in space. At lower left is a portion of a Maurer camera ed to photograph some of Aldrin extravehicular activity (caption)To capture this self-portrait, Aldrin attached the camera to the side of the spacecraft to stabilize it and get his face in the frame.