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Mercury -- May 1963
Mercury astronaut L. Gordon …
7/16/08
Description Mercury astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is wearing a spacesuit during Mercury-Atlas 9 prelaunch activities.
Date 7/16/08
Gemini -- August 1965
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper J …
7/16/08
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is hoisted up to a U.S. Navy helicopter during recovery operations in the Atlantic Ocean after the record-setting eight-day Gemini V mission.
Date 7/16/08
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
Dr. Wernher von Braun and As …
Title Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut Cooper
Full Description Dr. Wernher von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2 minutes sub-orbital test flight, put the first American, Astronaut Alan Shepard, in space.
Date 5/5/1961
NASA Center Marshall Space Flight 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
Aerial View of Launch Comple …
Title Aerial View of Launch Complex 14
Full Description Aerial view of Launch Complex 14 with Missile Row visible to the right. Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9), visible on Pad 14, is scheduled to carry astronaut Gordon Cooper for the fourth manned orbital mission.
Date 5/7/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper
Title Cooper
Full Description Launch of Mercury Atlas 9 rocket with astronaut Gordon Cooper onboard from Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Date 5/15/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper Departs Transfer Van
Title Cooper Departs Transfer Van
Full Description Astronaut Gordon Cooper departing the Transfer Van in his silver pressure suit and helmet, is greeted with applause from the assembled Pad 14 employees. When he arrives at the base of the service tower, he'll ride an elevator up to where his Mercury spacecraft nicknamed, "Faith 7" awaits his arrival.
Date 5/15/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
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
Gordon Cooper in Helmet and …
Title Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in white room, waiting for Terminal Countdown Demonstrations Test (TCDT) activities to resume in preparation for his Mercury- Atlas 9 launch.
Date 4/30/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
Title Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
Full Description Astronaut Groups 1 and 2. The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton. The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr.
Date 01/01/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Dr. von Braun and Astronaut …
Name of Image Dr. von Braun and Astronaut Cooper During MR-3 Recovery
Date of Image 1961-05-05
Full Description Photographed are Dr. von Braun and Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the blockhouse during the recovery operation of the MR-3 (Freedom 7) mission on May 5, 1961. The MR-3 mission, a 15-1/2-minute suborbital test flight, put the first American astronaut, Alan Shepard, in space.
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper e …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper explains camera to backup pilot Astronaut Shepard
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper explains the 16mm handheld spacecraft camera to his back up pilot Astronaut Alan Shepard. The camera, designed by J.R. Hereford of McDonnell Aircraft Corp., will be used by Cooper during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission to photograph experiments in space for M.I.T. and the Weather Bureau.
Date 01.01.1963
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
Astronaut survival training
Title Astronaut survival training
Full Description Astronauts participate in tropical survival training at Albrook Air Force Base near the Panama Canal. From left to right are an unidentified trainer, Neil Armstrong, John H. Glenn, Jr., L. Gordon Cooper, and Pete Conrad. Survival training was, and still is, an important exercise for astronauts, as a launch abort or misguided reentry could potentially land them in a remote wilderness area.
Date 03/11/1963
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 and Conrad on Deck
Title Cooper and Conrad on Deck
Full Description Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (right) and Charles Conrad Jr. walk across the deck of the recovery aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lake Champlain following splashdown and recovery from the ocean.
Date 08/29/1965
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Gemini 5 Launch
Title Gemini 5 Launch
Full Description NASA launched the Gemini 5 spacecraft, August 21, 1965 at 0900 EST on a planned eight-day mission from Complex 19. Astronaut Gordon Cooper was the Command Pilot and Charles Conrad the Pilot. This was the longest manned spaceflight at the time.
Date 8/21/1965
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Gemini V Splashdown and Reco …
Title Gemini V Splashdown and Recovery
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Command Pilot of the Gemini V spacecraft is hoisted into a recovery helicopter after the Gemini 5 eight day mission. The NASA Gemini 5 spacecraft was launched at 9:00 a.m., EST, August 21, 1965. Splashdown occured at 7:56 a.m., EST, August 29, 1965.
Date 08/29/1965
NASA Center Headquarters
General Description S65-46638 (08/29/65) - Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. tweaks Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper's eight-day growth of beard for the cameramen while onboard the prime recovery vessel after their Gemini 5 flight.
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
Name of Image Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
Date of Image 1959-04-27
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-9 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle, was the last flight of the Mercury Project. The Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times in 1-1/2 days.
Navy frogmen swim to spacecr …
Title Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval
Full Description A U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper inside, as his fellow team members bring up the floatation gear to be attached to the spacecraft. The main chute floats at top left, and the ejected reserve chute floats at the lower right of the spacecraft in the green dye area.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Original 7 Astronauts in Spa …
Title Original 7 Astronauts in Spacesuits
Full Description Project Mercury Astronauts, whose selection was announced on April 9, 1959, only six months after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formally established on October 1, 1958. Front row, left to right, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter, back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom and L. Gordon Cooper.
Date 09/13/1968
NASA Center Langley Research Center
Project Mercury Astronauts
Title Project Mercury Astronauts
Full Description Project Mercury Astronauts, whose selection was announced on April 9, 1959, only six months after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formally established on October 1, 1958. They are: front row, left to right, Walter H. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and Scott Carpenter, back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Gus Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper.
Date 9/13/1968
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
Cooper
Title Cooper
Full Description Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.
Date 5/15/1963
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
The Mercury Seven Astronauts
Title The Mercury Seven Astronauts
Full Description The Original Mercury Seven astronauts with a U.S. Air Force F-106B jet aircraft. From left to right: M. Scott Carpenter, Leroy Gordon Cooper, John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. Gus Grissom, Jr., Walter M. Wally Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Donald K. Deke Slayton.
Date 01/20/1971
NASA Center Langley Research Center
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper e …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper explains camera to backup pilot Astronaut Shepard
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper explains the 16mm handheld spacecraft camera to his back up pilot Astronaut Alan Shepard. The camera, designed by J.R. Hereford of McDonnell Aircraft Corp., will be used by Cooper during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission to photograph experiments in space for M.I.T. and the Weather Bureau.
Date Taken 1963-01-01
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper o …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at Cape Canaveral.
Date 09.10.1962
Portrait of Astronaut L. Gor …
Title Portrait of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Description Portrait of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Date 09.10.1964
Astronaut Gordon Cooper part …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper participates in pre-flight simulation training
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 earth orbital space mission, participates in pre-flight simulation training inside his Mercury capsule at Cape Canaveral.
Date Taken 1964-02-12
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. …
Title Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. has heart rate checked after mission
Description Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. has heart rate checked by physician after the Gemini 5 mission while Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. looks on.
Date Taken 1965-08-29
Astronaut Conrad tweaks Astr …
Title Astronaut Conrad tweaks Astronaut Cooper's beard for the cameramen
Description Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. tweaks Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper's eight-day growth of beard for the cameramen while onboard the prime recovery vessel after their Gemini 5 flight. The NASA Headquarter alternative photo number is 65-H-680.
Date Taken 1965-08-29
Astronaut Gordon Cooper Afte …
Name of Image Astronaut Gordon Cooper After Recovery
Date of Image 1963-05-16
Full Description Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9 mission, the last flight of the Mercury Project, was launched on May 15, 1963, orbited the Earth 22 times, and lasted for 1-1/2 days.
Astronaut Cooper After the R …
Name of Image Astronaut Cooper After the Recovery
Date of Image 1963-05-15
Full Description Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9 mission, the last flight of the Mercury Project, was launched on May 15, 1963, orbited the Earth 22 times, and lasted for 1-1/2 days.
Astronaut Virgil Grissom pre …
Title Astronaut Virgil Grissom preparing for centrifuge training
Description Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, wearing the new Mercury pressure suit, is preparing for centrifuge training. He is talking with Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper and two others before the training session.
Date Taken 1961-07-21
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper p …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training. He is wearing a snorkel and holding a camera for underwater photography.
Date Taken 1962-09-12
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper o …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at Cape Canaveral.
Date Taken 1962-09-10
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper i …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in flight in Convair TF-102
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in flight in Convair TF-102.
Date Taken 1963-01-01
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper p …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper practices egress at Hanger S White Room
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper practices his egress training at Hanger "S" White Room. The pilot may elect to egress from the neck of the spacecraft as shown or by the explosive actuated side hatch.
Date Taken 1963-01-01
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper i …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted into his spacecraft for tests
Description NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corp. spacecraft technicians assist Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper into his spacecraft prior to undergoing tests in the altitude chamber. These tests are used to determine the operating characteristcs of the overall environmental control system.
Date Taken 1963-02-01
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper s …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper standing next to Beechcraft Bonanza
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, prime pilot for the MA-9 22 orbit flight stands by his privately owned Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft, at Patrick Air Base, Florida.
Date Taken 1963-01-01
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper a …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper after altitude chamber tests
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper just after his helmet has been removed. He has just spent approximately 5 hours in the spacecraft during altitude chamber tests.
Date Taken 1963-02-01
Astronaut Gordon Cooper appe …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper appears before newsmen at preflight press conference
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 9 space mission, appears before newsmen at a preflight press conference.
Date 02.08.1963
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper p …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training. He is wearing a snorkel and holding a camera for underwater photography.
Date 09.12.1962
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper p …
Title Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper practices egress at Hanger S White Room
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper practices his egress training at Hanger "S" White Room. The pilot may elect to egress from the neck of the spacecraft as shown or by the explosive actuated side hatch.
Date 01.01.1963
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 02.26.1963
Dr. von Braun Tries Out the …
Name of Image Dr. von Braun Tries Out the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS)
Date of Image 1967-11-14
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper checks the neck ring of a space suit worn by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, Dr. von Braun before he submerges into the water of the MSFC Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). Wearing a pressurized suit and weighted to a neutrally buoyant condition, Dr. von Braun was able to perform tasks underwater which simulated weightless conditions found in space.
The Recovery Operation of th …
Name of Image The Recovery Operation of the Faith 7
Date of Image 1963-05-16
Full Description The recovery operation of the Faith 7 spacecraft after the completion of the 1-1/2 day orbital flight (MA-9 mission) with Astronaut Gordon Cooper. Navy frogmen attach the flotation collar to the spacecraft. The MA-9 mission was the last flight of the Mercury Project and launched on May 15, 1963 boosted by The Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper at t …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper at top of gantry during preflight simulation
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., arrives at the top of gantry during a preflight simulated mission, three days before he is scheduled to take "Faith 7" on the 22-orbit flight.
Date Taken 1963-05-11
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
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