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NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.

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NASA image: "Faith 7" - Prayer
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Jan 1, 1963

"Faith 7" - Prayer

S63-08512 (1963) --- Prayer, written in calligraphy, of astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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May 16, 1963

Mercury Project

Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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May 15, 1963

Mercury Project

Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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May 16, 1963

Mercury Project

The recovery operation of the Faith 7 spacecraft after the completion of the 1-1/2 day orbital flight (MA-9 mission)...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Apr 27, 1959

Mercury Project

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April...

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NASA image: Mercury-Atlas (MA)-9 - "Faith 7" Spacecraft Splashdown - Pacific Ocean
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Mar 26, 1971

Mercury-Atlas (MA)-9 - "Faith 7" Spacecraft Splashdown - Pacific Ocean

S71-24944 (16 May 1963) --- The Mercury-Atlas 9 "Faith 7" spacecraft, with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. aboard,...

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NASA image: Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"
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May 22, 1963

Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"

S63-07855 (16 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is assisted in backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON - PRELAUNCH MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - "FAITH 7" - INSERTION - CAPE CANAVERAL, FL
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May 14, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON - PRELAUNCH MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - "FAITH 7" - INSERTION - CAPE CANAVERAL, FL

S63-06259 (14 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, is...

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NASA image: FROGMEN - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - FAITH "7" - FLOTATION COLLAR - RECOVERY - PACIFIC
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May 16, 1963

FROGMEN - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - FAITH "7" - FLOTATION COLLAR - RECOVERY - PACIFIC

S63-07707 (16 May 1963) --- A U.S. Navy frogman team attaches a flotation collar to the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9)"Faith...

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NASA image: MA-9 - SPLASHDOWN
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May 16, 1963

MA-9 - SPLASHDOWN

S63-09630 (16 May 1963) --- The Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) "Faith 7" spacecraft, with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr....

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NASA image: KSC-02pd0197
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Feb 24, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Gordon Cooper shares his experiences with the audience in KSC's...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER, L. GORDON, JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - PREFLIGHT TESTING - CAPE
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May 1, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER, L. GORDON, JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - PREFLIGHT TESTING - CAPE

S63-01922 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, stands fully...

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NASA image: KSC-MA9-174
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May 16, 1963

KSC-MA9-174

USS KEARSARGE. -- Three U.S. Navy frogmen attach a floatation collar to the Faith 7 Mercury spacecraft minutes after...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH - PREFLIGHT SIMULATED LAUNCH - CAPE
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May 11, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH - PREFLIGHT SIMULATED LAUNCH - CAPE

S63-06124 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, arrives at...

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NASA image: Mercury preflight image
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May 15, 1963

Mercury preflight image

JSC2013-E-076221 (15 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. waited inside the transfer van for several minutes...

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NASA image: Recovery- Cooper smiles at recovery crew on Kearsarge
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May 16, 1963

Recovery- Cooper smiles at recovery crew on Kearsarge

S63-07852 (16 May 1963)--- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, has a smile...

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NASA image: LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - CAPE
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Jan 1, 1963

LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - CAPE

S63-07603 (15 May 1963) --- This is the launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) on May 15, 1963, at 8:04 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: s63-09676-e
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Aug 22, 2013

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S63-09676-E (15 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Earth-orbital...

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NASA image: COOPER - PRELAUNCH (MA-9)
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Apr 23, 1963

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...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - LAUNCH - CAPSULE - ASTRONAUT COOPER - CAPE
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May 15, 1963

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - LAUNCH - CAPSULE - ASTRONAUT COOPER - CAPE

S63-07602 (15 May 1963) --- This is the launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) on May 15, 1963, at 8:04 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: Recovery- Cooper
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May 16, 1963

Recovery- Cooper

S63-07853 (16 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, stands...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER - SPACECRAFT "FAITH 7" - RECOVERY - USS KEARSAGE - PACIFIC
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May 16, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER - SPACECRAFT "FAITH 7" - RECOVERY - USS KEARSAGE - PACIFIC

S63-07701 (16 May 1963) --- Recovery Force personnel bring the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spacecraft aboard the prime...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATALS (MA)-9 - LIFTOFF - CAPE
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May 1, 1963

MERCURY-ATALS (MA)-9 - LIFTOFF - CAPE

S63-07135 (16 May 1963) --- This was the Nation?s sixth manned orbital space flight, and the ?Faith 7? spacecraft...

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NASA image: KSC-63-MA9-100
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May 15, 1963

KSC-63-MA9-100

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside Mercury Mission Control, astronaut Deke Slayton left discusses a point with...

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