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Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel
Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel
L59-4073 A model of the Mercury capsule undergoes flotation tests. -- Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th...
The launch of the Mercury Atlas (MA-2), an unmarned suborbital Mercury capsule test on February 24, 1961.
Ablation Test of Mercury Capsule
Ablation Test of Mercury Capsule
S61-03256 (13 Sept. 1961) --- Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. Notice...
Installation of the Mercury capsule on Redstone booster at the Redstone Test Stand. Assembled at the Marshall Space...
This photograph depicts installation of the Mercury capsule and escape system on top of a booster prior to test...
A NASA mechanic secures the afterbody to a Mercury capsule in the hangar at the Lewis Research Center. The capsule...
A mechanic at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center prepares the inverted...
An Atlas launch vehicle carrying the Big Joe capsule leaves its launching pad on a 2,000-mile ballistic flight to...
S88-31374 (29 April 1961) --- A close-up of astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in his space suit with his helmet on...
Photographed on: 12 16 58. -- L58-1083a caption: Sequenced pictures showing events from release of boilerplate...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) photographer Arthur Laufman sets up a camera to film a Mercury...
S61-01673 (23 April 1961) --- View of the mating of Little Joe-5B launch vehicle with Mercury capsule #14. Photo...
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...
From left to right: Charles Donlan, deputy head, and Robert Gilruth, head of STG, look at a scale model of a Mercury...
Scale model of Mercury capsule shape A, indicating the position of the astronaut.