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£7.95 Virgil I. Grissom In Mercury Space Suit 10.5 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S-88-55873 Official portrait of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom wearing a Mercury series pressure suit. The NASA HQ alternative photo number is NASA ASTRO-11 This fine NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition with the black logo and text on the back. |
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£8.95 MR-4 Gus In Full Flight Suit 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA NO. MSFC-8772558 July 1961 MR-4 Pilot Gus Grissom "flies" the Mercury Procedures Trainer at Space Task Group Headquarters, Langley Field, Virgina. This very fine 1987 NASA glossy photograph is in mint condition with MSFC's still caption label on the back. |
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£7.95 Gus Grissom And The MR-4 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 Gus Grissom is seen with the Mercury Redstone 4 in the background just after it was delivery to Cape. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 MR-4 Gus In Flight Simulator 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA NO. S-61-2519 July 1961 MR-4 Pilot Gus Grissom "flies" the Mercury Procedures Trainer at Space Task Group Headquarters, Langley Field, Virgina. This fine NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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£7.95 MR-4 Erecting At Pad 5 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 The Mercury-Redstone booster is being hoisted into position at Pad 5. This fine NASA glossy photograph is in mint condition. |
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£7.95 MR-4 Redstone In Gantry 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. LOD 61-6046 19 July 1961 The Mercury-Redstone-4 is seen fully erected in its gantry on Pad 5 at the Cape. This fine NASA glossy photograph is in mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gus Checks Glen's Pressure Suit 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 Gus Grissom is seen lending a helping hand and checks John Glenn's pressure suit connections. John is lying in a model of the Mercury space couch. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition with the 1960 style purple text with no logo on the back. |
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£7.95 Gus And Dr Bill Douglas 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 Gus Grissom is seen being wired up by Dr William Douglas, Flight Surgeon, in Hangar S at the cape. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Back Up Pilot Glenn Pre Flight Checks 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. S-61-3739 July 1961 Back Up MR-4 Pilot John Glenn checks out the Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft during pre-flight activity at the Cape. This very fine glossy NASA reissue is in near mint condition with the black logo and text on the back. |
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£7.95 Gus And MR-4 Full Dress Rehearsal 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 61-MR4-30 17 July 1961 Gus Grissom and Dr Douglas have just stepped out of the Medical Transfer Van that took he and Dr Douglas from Hangar S the MR-4, pad 5, launch site for mission simulations. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Gus Entering Liberty Bell 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 61-MR4-28 17 July 1961 Gus Grissom is seen entering the MR4 Liberty Bell's hatch during mission simulations in the gantry on pad 5. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition with the 1960 style purple text with no logo on the back. |
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£7.95 Gus And Dr Bill Douglas After Training 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph 17 July 1961 Gus and Dr Douglas, after MR-4 mission simulations, are seen heading back to the Medical Transfer Van that will take them from pad 5 back to Hangar S. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition. |
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£8.95 MR-4 Grissom Schirra and Carpenter 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA NO. 61-MR4-60B 20 July 1961 Awaiting orders to proceed to the launching site for the MR-3's second attempt to launch. Gus relaxes in a contour chair in the Personal Equipment Room, Hangar S at the Cape. You can clearly see Walter Schirra and Scott Carpenter's reflection in Virgil's parabolic plexiglass mirror on his chest. In flight this mirror is used to reflect the instrument panel bringing it into view of the pilot observer camera. The MR-4 mission was later rescheduled for Friday 21 July. This fine 1970's NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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£7.95 Grissom Suited Up Ready For Launch 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA NO. MSFC 9801799 Issued by MSFC in 1998 21 July 1961 Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, fully suited, awaits movement to the launch pad in the Astronaut's quarters at Hangar S just prior to the second manned flight into space. This very fine 1998 vintage glossy photograph is in near mint condition with MSFC's still caption photo label on the back. |
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£8.95 MR-4 Voice Microphone Adjustment 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph 21 July 1961 Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom and suit technician Joe Schmitt adjust one of Gus's voice microphones in preparations for the launching of his Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft on the Mercury Redstone-4 mission. This fine 1970's NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD Gus And Liberty Bell On Launch Day 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 61-MR4-79 21 July 1961 Gus, on level three of gantry on pad 5, pauses briefly while a technician completes final adjustments in the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft. This fine glossy NASA issue is in near mint condition with the original style purple text and logo on the back. |
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SOLD Gus And Liberty Bell On Launch Day #2 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. S-61-02888 21 July 1961 Gus, on level three of gantry on pad 5, pauses briefly while a technician completes final adjustments in the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft. This fine glossy NASA reissue is in near mint condition with the black logo and text on the back. |
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SOLD Mercury-Redstone 4 Liberty Bell Lift Off 10 x 8 NASA Colour Glossy Photograph 21 July 1961 Lift off of the Mercury-Redstone 4 with Gus Grissom onboard the Liberty Bell spacecraft. This fine glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition near mint. |
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SOLD Mercury-Redstone 4 Clears The Tower 10 x 8 NASA Colour Photograph NASA No. S61-3248 21 July 1961 Lift off of the Mercury-Redstone 4 with Gus Grissom onboard the Liberty Bell spacecraft. This fine NASA issue is in very good condition with the purple worm logo and text on the back. |
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SOLD Mercury-Redstone 4 Clears The Tower #2 10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. S61-3248 21 July 1961 Lift off of the Mercury-Redstone 4 with Gus Grissom onboard the Liberty Bell spacecraft. This fine NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition with the black logo and text on the back. |
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SOLD MR-4 Spacecraft Recovery Attempt 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 Water came rushing out of the "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft after going under the water during a recovery attempt. Seconds after this photograph was taken the Marine helicopter dropped the spacecraft and it sank to the ocean floor. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom was already aboard the helicopter and out of danger. The Liberty Bell 7 was eventually recovered from 15,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic on July 20, 1999. This very fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition and was printed using the same process, paper and logo on the back as the vintage prints. |
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SOLD MR-4 Spacecraft Recovery Attempt #2 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph July 1961 Water came rushing out of the "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft after going under the water during a recovery attempt. Seconds after this photograph was taken the Marine helicopter dropped the spacecraft and it sank to the ocean floor. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom was already aboard the helicopter and out of danger. The Liberty Bell 7 was eventually recovered from 15,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic on July 20, 1999. This modern NASA glossy is in mint condition. |
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£7.95 MR-4 Liberty Bell 7 Lost 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph 21 July 1961 Marine helicopter #32 hovers dangerously with its wheels almost in the water in a final attempt to save the Liberty Bell 7 from sinking in the ocean. The helicopter was forced to let the spacecraft go when the pilot received a danger signal informing him that his engine was overheating. The pilot hung on until his wheels were in the water before he finally let go. This very fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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SOLD MR-4 Grissom On Deck Of USS Randolph 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA NO. MSFC 6116421 21 July 1961 MR-4 Pilot, Gus Grissom, walks across the deck of the USS Randolph after being airlifted by helicopter from the Liberty Bell 7 impact area. This fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition with MSFC's still caption photo label on the back. |
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SOLD MR-4 Gus Empties His Space Boot 10 x 8 B/W NASA Glossy Photograph NASA No. 61-MR4-104 21 July 1961 Virgil Grissom jokingly empties his space boot of sea water after changing from his space suit aboard the USS Randolph after his recovery / rescue from the Atlantic following his space flight and splashdown. This very fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition. |
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