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NASA image: LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, SCOTT M. - CAPE
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May 24, 1962

LIFTOFF - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, SCOTT M. - CAPE

S62-02849 (24 May 1962) --- The Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7), carrying astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, was launched by NASA...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - EARTH-SKY VIEW - INDIA
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May 16, 1963

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - EARTH-SKY VIEW - INDIA

S63-06445 (15-16 May 1963) --- View of the Himalaya Mountain Range in the India-Nepal-Tibet border area, as...

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NASA image: Astronaut Carpenter, Scott - Mercury-Atlas (MA)-7 - Liftoff - Cape
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Jan 1, 1962

Astronaut Carpenter, Scott - Mercury-Atlas (MA)-7 - Liftoff - Cape

S62-05529 (24 May 1962) --- The Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7), carrying astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, was launched by NASA...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - ASTRONAUT GLENN - LT. O'HARA, DELORES (DEE)
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Mar 9, 1962

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - ASTRONAUT GLENN - LT. O'HARA, DELORES (DEE)

S62-00469 (1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) Earth-orbital space mission,...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - EARTH-SKY VIEW - TIBET
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May 15, 1963

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - EARTH-SKY VIEW - TIBET

S63-06454 (15-16 May 1963) --- Tibetan Lake Country North of Katmandu, west of Ihasa, photographed from the...

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NASA image: CONTOUR COUCH - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES - CAPE
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Feb 1, 1963

CONTOUR COUCH - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES - CAPE

S63-03968 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission; Joe...

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NASA image: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - "FRIENDSHIP 7" - ASTRONAUT GLENN - CAPE
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Mar 16, 1962

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - "FRIENDSHIP 7" - ASTRONAUT GLENN - CAPE

S62-00490 (20 Feb. 1962) --- View of Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) Friendship 7 capsule on top of its booster rocket with...

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NASA image: SPACECRAFT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - PRELAUNCH - ASTRONAUT COOPER - SIMULATED FLIGHT TESTS - CAPE
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Mar 1, 1963

SPACECRAFT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - PRELAUNCH - ASTRONAUT COOPER - SIMULATED FLIGHT TESTS - CAPE

S63-03975 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, is pictured...

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

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - PRELAUNCH - PREFLIGHT CHECK - CAPE

S63-06129 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, inside his...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH -HANGAR "S" - CAPE
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May 1, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 PRELAUNCH -HANGAR "S" - CAPE

S63-06252 (May 1963) --- Mercury workers and news media are greeted by astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN H., JR. - INSERTION PRACTICE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - FRIENDSHIP "7" - CAPE
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Feb 5, 1962

ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN H., JR. - INSERTION PRACTICE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - FRIENDSHIP "7" - CAPE

S62-00993 (1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission, practices insertion...

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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: MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - LAUNCH (INGRESS)
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Feb 6, 1985

MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - LAUNCH (INGRESS)

S85-26952 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., enters the Friendship 7 spacecraft during...

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NASA image: PRESS SITE - SUNRISE SCENE - PRESS & TV CAMERAMEN - CAPE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6
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Feb 20, 1962

PRESS SITE - SUNRISE SCENE - PRESS & TV CAMERAMEN - CAPE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6

S62-00271 (20 Feb. 1962) --- During the early hours of dawn, newsmen, photographers and T.V. reporters await the...

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NASA image: CONTOUR COUCH - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - SUIT PRESSURIZATION TESTS - HANGAR "S" - CAPE
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Mar 1, 1963

CONTOUR COUCH - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - ASTRONAUT COOPER - SUIT PRESSURIZATION TESTS - HANGAR "S" - CAPE

S63-03976 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, undergoes...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, M. SCOTT & WIFE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 MISSION PILOT - POST-FLIGHT PARADE - CO
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Jan 1, 1962

ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, M. SCOTT & WIFE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 MISSION PILOT - POST-FLIGHT PARADE - CO

S62-05458 (1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission, and his wife...

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NASA image: CARPENTER, M. SCOTT ASTRONAUT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - AURORA 7 - INSERTION
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May 24, 1962

CARPENTER, M. SCOTT ASTRONAUT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - AURORA 7 - INSERTION

S62-04018 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is inserted inside his Aurora 7 spacecraft, before the...

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NASA image: CAMERA -"FRIENDSHIP 7" - PHOTOGRAPHS ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6
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Feb 20, 1961

CAMERA -"FRIENDSHIP 7" - PHOTOGRAPHS ASTRONAUT GLENN, JOHN - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6

S62-00304 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. is pictured aboard the Mercury-Atlas (MA-6) Friendship 7...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT  CARPENTER, SCOTT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - "AURORA 7" CAPSULE - PRE-INSERTION - CAPE
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May 24, 1962

ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, SCOTT - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 - "AURORA 7" CAPSULE - PRE-INSERTION - CAPE

S62-03907 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7,...

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NASA image: Onboard in-flight Earth Terrain views from the Mercury Atlas-6 mission, flown
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Oct 21, 1988

Onboard in-flight Earth Terrain views from the Mercury Atlas-6 mission, flown

S88-50997 (20 Feb. 1962) --- View of Earth taken by astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. during his Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6)...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT SCHIRRA, WALTER M., JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-8 RECOVERY - "SIGMA 7" - PRE-SPLASHDOWN
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Oct 3, 1962

ASTRONAUT SCHIRRA, WALTER M., JR. - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-8 RECOVERY - "SIGMA 7" - PRE-SPLASHDOWN

S62-04534 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Landing with parachute extended of astronaut Walter M. Schirra's Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8)...

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NASA image:    Earth and sky views taken with hand-held camera during Mercury-Atlas 7
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May 24, 1962

Earth and sky views taken with hand-held camera during Mercury-Atlas 7

S62-03270 (24 May 1962) --- Earth and sky views taken with hand-held camera by astronaut M. Scott Carpenter during...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, M. SCOTT - EGRESS PRACTICE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 FLIGHT - CAPE
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Mar 16, 1962

ASTRONAUT CARPENTER, M. SCOTT - EGRESS PRACTICE - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-7 FLIGHT - CAPE

S62-01381 (1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter practices top egress from neck of the spacecraft prior to the...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - PRELAUNCH WEIGHT & BALANCE FLIGHT TESTS - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9
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Mar 1, 1963

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - PRELAUNCH WEIGHT & BALANCE FLIGHT TESTS - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9

S63-03974 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, relaxes...

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