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Mercury Astronaut Gordon Coo …
Title Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.
Full Description Mercury Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., in his pressure suit with helmet during Mercury-Atlas 9 prelaunch activities.
Date 02/25/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Mercury Astronaut Wally Schi …
Title Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra
Full Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. in Mercury pressure suit with model of Mercury capsule behind him.
Date 10/01/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Mercury On Deck
Title Mercury On Deck
Full Description The crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge spell out the words "Mercury 9" on the ship's flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper is expected to splash down in his "Faith 7" Mercury space capsule.
Date 05/15/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Mercury 8 in Hanger
Title Mercury 8 in Hanger
Full Description Personnel in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Florida prepare Wally Schirra's Mercury 8 capsule nicknamed "Sigma 7" for delivery to the launch pad to be mated to the Atlas launch vehicle.
Date 09/10/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Carpenter in White Room
Title Carpenter in White Room
Full Description Inside Hangar S at the White Room Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter examines the honeycomb protective material on the main pressure bulkhead (heat shield) of his Mercury capsule nicknamed "Aurora 7.
Date 03/06/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard on Deck of Champlain …
Title Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S.S. Lake Champlain after the recovery of his Freedom 7 Mercury space capsule.
Date 05/05/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Glenn Enters his Mercury Cap …
Title Glenn Enters his Mercury Capsule
Full Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. enters his Mercury capsule, "Friendship 7" as he prepares for launch of the Mercury-Atlas rocket. On February 20, 1962 Glenn lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) rocket and became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds later, just East of Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas. Glenn and his capsule were recovered by the Navy Destroyer Noa, 21 minutes after splashdown.
Date 02/20/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard Hoisted into Recover …
Title Shepard Hoisted into Recovery Helicopter
Full Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown of his "Freedom 7" Mercury space capsule.
Date 05/05/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Alan Shepard in Space Suit b …
Title Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
Full Description Profile of astronaut Alan Shepard in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed as he prepares for his upcoming Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launch. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.
Date 07/28/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn enters his Friend …
Title John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule
Full Description Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury ?Friendship 7? capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit for his flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds. Onboard Friendship 7, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and the third American to fly in space. A faulty signal indicating a problem with the heat shield forced NASA mission controllers to cut the flight to only three orbits, but Glenn returned to Earth safely.
Date 02/20/1967
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
View of Mercury Control Cent …
Title View of Mercury Control Center prior to MA-8 flight
Description View of Mercury Control Center prior to the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) flight of the Sigma 7.
Date Taken 1962-09-10
Cooper Inside Faith 7 After …
Title Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., has a smile for the recovery crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, after he is on board from a successful 22 orbit mission of the Earth in his Mercury spacecraft "Faith 7." Cooper is still sitting in his capsule, with his helmet off.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Grissom Onboard the USS Rand …
Title Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, "Liberty Bell 7" arrives aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute 37 seconds suborbital space mission. He is flanked by military medical officers. Grissom's capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later.
Date 07/21/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Recovery of Mercury spacecra …
Title Recovery of Mercury spacecraft and chimpanzee Ham after MR-2 flight
Description Recovery personnel aboard the U.S.S. Donner remove Ham, a 37 pound chimpanzee, from a Mercury spacecraft following the successful Mercury-Redstone 2 suborbital flight from Cape Canveral, Florida.
Date Taken 1961-01-31
Launch of Mercury-Atlas 2 ve …
Title Launch of Mercury-Atlas 2 vehicle on Feb. 21, 1961
Description MERCURY-ATLAS 2 LAUNCH --- Launch of the unmanned, sub-orbital Mercury-Atlas 2 vehicle on Feb. 21, 1961. Altitude was 108 miles, speed, 13,000 mph. The capsule was recovered 1,425 miles downrange.
Date Taken 1961-02-21
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter dropping a recovery line to the capsule. In the upper left corner of the view, the recovery ship and another helicopter can be seen.
Date Taken 1961-07-27
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. A crewman in the helecopter lowers the recovery cable towards the capsule.
Date Taken 1961-07-27
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter pulled almost to the waters surface by the weight of the capsule, which filled with water. Behind the Marine helicopter, a Navy helicopter prepares to assist.
Date Taken 1961-07-27
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the Marine helicopter has attached a line to the capsule and is attempting to pull it up.
Date Taken 1961-07-27
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. View shows the top of the capsule before it sinks beneath the waves.
Date Taken 1961-07-27
Attempted Recovery of Mercur …
Title Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MA-4 mission
Description Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MA-4) mission. Notice the extended antenna on top of the capsule.
Date Taken 1961-07-21
Close-up view of Astronaut J …
Title Close-up view of Astronaut John Glenn being inserted into Mercury capsule
Description Close-up view of Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. being inserted into his Mercury capsule (the Friendship 7) for the start of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.
Date Taken 1962-02-20
View of Mercury spacecraft h …
Title View of Mercury spacecraft heat shield seen after MR-2 flight
Description Mercury spacecraft #6 heat shield clearly shows the effects of re-entry heat as it is hoisted aboard the recovery ship downrange after the Mercury-Atlas 2 flight.
Date Taken 1964-04-14
Glenn Suits-Up for Launch
Title Glenn Suits-Up for Launch
Full Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. dons his silver Mercury pressure suit in preparation for launch. On February 20, 1962 Glenn lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas (MA-6) rocket and became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds later, just East of Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas. Glenn and his capsule were recovered by the Navy Destroyer Noa, 21 minutes after splashdown.
Date 02/20/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Grissom Climbs into Liberty …
Title Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Full Description Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961. Backup Astronaut John Glenn assists in the operation. The Mercury-Redstone 4(MR-4) successfully launched the Liberty Bell 7 at 7:20 am EST on July 21, 1961. MR-4 was the second in a series of successful U.S. manned suborbital flights.
Date 07/21/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
John Glenn OK
Title John Glenn OK
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn and technicians inspect artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft. John Glenn nicknamed his capsule "Friendship 7". On February 20, 1962 astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atlas (MA-6) rocket and became the first American to orbit the Earth. After orbiting the Earth 3 times, Friendship 7 landed in the Atlantic Ocean 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds later, just East of Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas. Glenn and his capsule were recovered by the Navy Destroyer Noa, 21 minutes after splashdown.
Date 02/02/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Alan Shepard on U. …
Title Astronaut Alan Shepard on U.S. Champlain after recovery of Mercury capsule
Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S. Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury capsule.
Date Taken 1988-03-25
Astronaut Alan Shepard on U. …
Title Astronaut Alan Shepard on U.S. Champlain after recovery of Mercury capsule
Description Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is seen on the deck of the U.S. Champlain after the recovery of his Mercury capsule.
Date Taken 1961-05-05
Mercury-Redstone 1-A liftoff
Title Mercury-Redstone 1-A liftoff
Description Mercury-Redstone 1-A liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Dec. 19, 1960.
Date Taken 1960-12-19
Full-length portrait of Merc …
Title Full-length portrait of Mercury Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. in spacesuit
Description Full-length portrait of Mercury Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., in spacesuit during Mercury-Atlas 9 prelaunch activities.
Date Taken 1963-02-26
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. …
Title Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his Mercury spacesuit
Description Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his Mercury spacesuit. This photograph was taken at Cape Canaveral during Mercury-Atlas 6 preflight training activity.
Date Taken 1964-02-27
Astronaut John Glenn being H …
Title Astronaut John Glenn being Honored
Full Description Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. is honored by President John F. Kennedy after his historical first manned orbital flight. The ceremony is being held at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Langley, Virginia. The Center moved to Houston, Texas later that year, where it continues to reside.
Date 2/23/1962
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper and Capsule on Deck
Title Cooper and Capsule on Deck
Full Description Recovery personnel bring the Mercury space capsule "Faith 7" onboard the recovery ship U.S.S. Kearsarge with astronaut Gordon Cooper still inside. Once secured on deck, Cooper will jettison the Capsule's hatch allowing for his removal.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Title Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted in backing out of his Mecury capsule "Faith 7" after a 600,000 mile, 22.9 orbit journey around the Earth. He elected to remain in the spacecraft until it was hoisted to the deck of the Kearsarge, as did Astronaut Walter Schirra during the previous mission.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Mercury Astronauts and a Red …
Title Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone
Explanation Space suited project Mercury [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury.html ] astronauts John H. Glenn [ http://politicsusa.com/PoliticsUSA/resources/almanac/ohs1.html.cgi ], Virgil I. Grissom [ http://repos.msfc.nasa.gov/history/mm/grisbio.html ], and Alan B. Shepard Jr. [ http://repos.msfc.nasa.gov/history/mm/shepbio.html ] (left to right) are pictured here posing in front of a Redstone rocket [ http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/pioneer.html ] in this 1961 NASA publicity photo. Project Mercury [ http://www.osf.hq.nasa.gov/mercury/ ] was the first U.S. program designed to put humans in space. It resulted in 6 manned flights using one-man capsules and Redstone and Atlas rockets. Shortly after the first U.S. manned flight on May 5, 1961, a suborbital flight piloted by Alan Shepard, President Kennedy announced the goal of a manned lunar landing by 1970. This goal was achieved by NASA's Apollo program [ http://bang.lanl.gov/solarsys/apo14.htm ] and Shepard himself walked on the moon as a member of the Apollo 14 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap951209.html ] mission.
MA-1 Capsule Reassembled Aft …
Title MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion
Full Description The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1's (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure and afterbody shingles. About one minute after liftoff MA-1 exploded and the remaining debris landed 7 miles off the Florida shore. The debris was collected and engineers attempted to reassemble MA-1 to determine the cause of the explosion.
Date 07/29/1960
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Shepard Hoisted from Mercury …
Title Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule
Full Description A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. On May 5th 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American to fly into space. His Freedom 7 Mercury capsule flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes 22 seconds. His spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean where he and his capsule were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain.
Date 07/20/1961
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
View of Mercury Control Cent …
Title View of Mercury Control Center prior to MA-8 flight
Description View of Mercury Control Center prior to the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) flight of the Sigma 7.
Date 09.10.1962
Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff
Title Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff
Description A NASA project Mercury spacecraft was launched at 11:15 AM on April 25, 1961 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The vehicle was destroyed by the Range Safety Officer about 40 seconds after liftoff.
Date Taken 1961-04-25
Mercury-Atlas 1 liftoff
Title Mercury-Atlas 1 liftoff
Description Mercury-Atlas 1 liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 29, 1960.
Date Taken 1961-03-09
Chimpanzee "Ham" during pref …
Title Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity prior to Mercury-Redstone 2 flight
Description Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity with one of his handlers prior to the Mercury-Redstone 2 test flight which was conducted on January 31, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-01-12
Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff
Title Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff
Description View of the Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff from Cape Canaveral on April 25, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-04-25
Launch of Mercury-Redstone v …
Title Launch of Mercury-Redstone vehicle 2 on Jan. 21, 1961
Description Launch of the Mercury-Redstone 2 vehicle on Jan. 21, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-08-10
Astronaut Grissom dons space …
Title Astronaut Grissom dons spacesuit for Mercury-Redstone 4 mission
Description Portrait of Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom in his pressure suit and wearing his helmet in Hanger S at Cape Canaveral, Florida before the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission.
Date Taken 1961-08-09
Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraf …
Title Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft in last moments of countdown before launch
Description The Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft, on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida in its last moments of countdown before launch. Notice the personnel still gathered around the base of the rocket.
Date Taken 1961-08-09
Recovery of the Mercury-Atla …
Title Recovery of the Mercury-Atlas 4
Description View of the recovery of Mercury-Atlas 4 spacecraft which was launched from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 13, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-09-13
Launch of the Mercury-Atlas …
Title Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4
Description View of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 4 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 13, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-09-13
Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraf …
Title Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft launching
Description Wide angle view of the launching of Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft, from the pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft is seen clearing the pad and heading into its suborbital mission.
Date Taken 1961-08-10
Launch of the Mercury-Atlas …
Title Launch of the Mercury-Atlas 4
Description View of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 4 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 13, 1961.
Date Taken 1961-10-12
Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraf …
Title Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft launching
Description Wide angle view of the Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft, on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida launching.
Date Taken 1961-08-10
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