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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April...
Astronaut John H. Glenn, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27,...
Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury, works at his console inside the Flight Control area at...
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27,...
Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on...
Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on...
The original seven astronauts for the Mercury Project pose in front of an Air Force Jet. From left to right: Scott...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
Assembling the Little Joe capsules. The capsules were manufactured in-house by Langley technicians. Three capsules...
The group portrait of the original seven astronauts for the Mercury Project. NASA selected its first seven...
The recovery operation of the Faith 7 spacecraft after the completion of the 1-1/2 day orbital flight (MA-9 mission)...
Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9...
Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9...
An Atlas launch vehicle carrying the Big Joe capsule leaves its launching pad on a 2,000-mile ballistic flight to...
NASA Project Mercury astronaut.
NASA Project Mercury astronaut.
Inside Mercury flight control, Walter C. Williams, associate director for Project Mercury operations (center)...
Publicity photograph of a technician measuring a wind tunnel model of the Little Joe test vehicle. Joseph Shortal...
NASA Project Mercury astronaut -- Slayton was later known as Deke.
NASA Project Mercury astronaut. -- Carpenter was later known as M. Scott Carpenter.