COOPER - PRELAUNCH (MA-9)
S63-07521 (15 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Earth-orbital space mission, is assisted into his "Faith 7" Mercury spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown. MA-9 was launched on May 15, 1963, and the flight lasted for 34 hours and 20 minutes. Photo credit: NASA
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s63-07521
Date Created
April 23, 1963
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JSC
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1996-98 AccuSoft Inc., All right
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