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Gordo Cooper PR Pose

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-29

1963

Gordon Cooper standing tall in his Mercury Pressure Suit.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gordo Cooper PR Pose #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-4000

1963

Here is one you do not see very often. Cooper showing us what he will fly around during his MA-9 mission. The last in the Mercury Program.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper In His Space Helmet

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3979

1963

A wonderful portrait of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in his space helmet as he relaxes in the White Room in Hanger S at the Cape while he waits for simulated flight tests to resume.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper In His Space Helmet #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-76

1963

A wonderful portrait of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in his space helmet as he relaxes in the White Room in Hanger S at the Cape while he waits for simulated flight tests to resume.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Gordon Cooper And Faith 7

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

1963

A wonderful shot of Gordon Cooper and  his spacecraft Faith 7 being readied in the background.

Or is this a Cooper look-a-like and he is really the local Ice Cream Man :o)

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper In Trainer At Langley AFB

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  G-60-2613

1960

A brilliant shot of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the procedures trainer at Langely AFB.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Pressure Suit Checks

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-62-2262

1962

Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper undergoes pressure suit checks in the contour couch. These checks are a routine part of the preparation for training on the Mercury procedures trainer, which was designed to give the astronauts knowledge of control and procedures in the spacecraft.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Gordon Cooper And Wally Schirra

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-62-3356

August 1962

Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper is seen aiding fellow astronaut Wally Schirra (in spacecraft) during test in the White room in Hangar S at the Cape.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Gordon Water Egress Training

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-62-5161

August 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training and is seen wearing a snorkel and holding a camera for underwater photography.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper On Weight & Balance Scale

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-66

10 September 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at the Cape.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper On Weight & Balance Scale #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

10 September 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at the Cape.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper On Weight & Balance Scale #3

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

10 September 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at the Cape.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on the heavy 'A Kodak Paper'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper On Weight & Balance Scale #4

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-62-5120

10 September 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale in the White Room, Hanger S at the Cape. You can clearly see the suit technician in the round mirror on his chest.

Note: This fine photograph has not faded as it may appear as it was printed with this lightened effect.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper On Way To Flight Simulations

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. LOC-62-7388

27 September 1962

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper leaves Hangar S for Launch Complex 14 to participate in another flight simulation in preparing the MA-9 mission.

This fine vintage glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper Weight & Balance Test

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-14

Gordon Cooper and Dr. Dave Norris relax during weight and balance test at Hangar S in the White Room.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper & Al Spacesuit Checks

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   62-MA9-15

Al Rochford, NASA suit technician, assists Gordon Cooper during spacesuit checks in the White Room at Hangar S at the Cape.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper & Al Spacesuit Checks #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-16

Al Rochford, NASA suit technician, assists Gordon Cooper during spacesuit checks in the White Room at Hangar S at the Cape.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Gordon Coopers Pre-Flight Checks

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-1921

Gordon Cooper along with Al Rochford (centre) and another suit technicians seem to be making some adjustments to the weight & balance couch.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Gordon Coopers Pre-Flight Checks #2

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-1920

Gordon Cooper along with Al Rochford (centre) and another suit technicians seem to be making some adjustments to the weight & balance couch.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Glenn And Cooper

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-4001

January 1963

Gordon Cooper and John Glenn discuss the helmet and gloves Cooper will be wearing during his MA-9 mission.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Glenn And Cooper #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-42

January 1963

Gordon Cooper and John Glenn discuss the helmet and gloves Cooper will be wearing during his MA-9 mission.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper's And His Helmet

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-43

1 February 1963

Gordon Cooper puts on his helmet with the mechanical visor lock. The helmet visor sealing system consists of a pivoted plexiglass visor, a pneumatic visor seal, and an on-off visor valve. closing the visor actuates the valve and causes automatic inflation of the visor seal.

This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper Slips Into His Spacecraft

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3957

1 February 1963

NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corp. spacecraft technicians assist Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper into his spacecraft prior to undergoing tests in the altitude chamber. These tests are used to determine the operating characteristics of the overall environmental control system.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper Setting The TV Camera

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3958

1 February 1963

Bob Graham of McDonnell Aircraft Corp. assists Gordon with the placement of the TV camera that will be use during the MA-9 flight. The camera made by Lear Geirler, Inc. is a rugged 8-pound camera which would normally be focused on the astronaut but could be hand held during the mission. The camera will operate one picture every two seconds and will be transmitted to the ground station over a RF communications link.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper Spacecraft Instrument Check

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-3960

1 February 1963

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., checks over the instrument panel from Mercury Spacecraft #20 with Robert Graham, McDonnell Aircraft Corp. spacecraft engineer. It contains the instruments necessary to monitor spacecraft systems and sequencing, the controls required to initiate primary sequences manually, and flight control displays.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper And Al Check Out Life Vest

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-3964

1 February 1963

Gordon Cooper and Al Rochford, NASA suit technician, are seen sorting out the emergency life flotation vest that will be used on the mission. The life vest is normally stowed in a pocket in the lower left leg.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper With Al And Al

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3970

1 February 1963

Al Shepard and Al Rochford are seen helping Cooper with his final helmet adjustments before a series of simulated flight test in the White Room in Hangar S at the Cape.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper About To Enter Spacecraft

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3971

1 February 1963

Gordon Cooper prior to entering the Mercury spacecraft for a series of simulated flight test. During these test NASA doctors, engineers and technicians will monitor cooper's overall performance.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper Exiting The Spacecraft

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3972

1 February 1963

Gordon Cooper is seen leaving the Mercury spacecraft after a series of simulated flight test. During the test NASA doctors, engineers and technicians monitored cooper's overall performance.

This cery fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Cooper's Days Work Done

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-18

1 February 1963

Gordon Cooper carrying his portable air conditioner to his space suit and helmet, leaves Hangar S White Room after completing the day's Simulated flight tests.

This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Coopers Suits Up For Tests

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-2501

6 March 1963

Gordon Cooper is seen getting some help from Al Rochford, NASA suit technician, during suiting up in Hangar S at the Cape.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Coopers Suits Up For Tests  #2

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-2503

6 March 1963

Gordon Cooper is seen getting some help from Al Rochford, NASA suit technician, during suiting up operations in Hangar S at the Cape.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Launch Vehicle Arrives At the Cape

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-3983

March 1963

The Atlas launch vehicle No. 130D is seen on the skid strip after unloading at the Cape. This launch vehicle is a one-and-a-half stage, liquid propellant launch vehicle with five engines: 2 booster engines, 1 austainer engine, and 2 small vernier engines. These engines produce a total thrust of approximately 360,000 pounds.

Note the NASA number is at the bottom. Don't see this very often. More often than not, NASA prints the photograph upside down :o)

This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper And The Atlas Booster

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-3988

March 1963

Cooper is seen with NASA officials at Pad 14 just before the the Atlas 130D was hoisted up in the service gantry.

This very fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper's MA-9 Atlas Booster At Pad 14

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-48

March 1963

MA-9 Pilot Gordon Cooper jokingly gives a hand to position the Atlas 130D launch vehicle as it is being positioned within the service gantry at Pad 14.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cooper's MA-9 Atlas Booster At Pad 14

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-49

March 1963

MA-9 Pilot Gordon Cooper poses with the Atlas 130D launch vehicle in the service gantry at Pad 14. Faith 7 Will be mated to this launch booster for the MA-9 Earth orbital mission.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Faith 7 Mating

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-61

22 April 1963

The MA-9 spacecraft #20, named Faith 7 by Cooper, is shown during mating of the spacecraft to the Atlas Booster No. 130D at Pad 14.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Faith 7 Mating #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-60

22 April 1963

The MA-9 spacecraft #20, named Faith 7 by Cooper, is shown during mating of the spacecraft to the Atlas Booster No. 130D at Pad 14.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Glenn Cooper And Schirra

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   62-MA9-91

April 1963

Gordon Cooper and John Glenn discuss the Modified Robot Camera to be carried on the MA-9 mission to record "Dim Light Phenomena". Wally Schirra can be seen in the background.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gordo Cooper's New Spacesuit

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   63-MA9-113

29 April 1963

James McBarron is seen giving a briefing explaining the changes made in Gordon Cooper's MA-9 spacesuit.

This fine vintage glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spacecraft #20 Gets The Name Faith 7

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-2294

May 1963

R. R. Schuster, McDonnell Aircraft engineering draftsman, is seen painting "Faith 7" on spacecraft #20. The name that was selected by Gordon Cooper

This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Coopers Pre-Flight Checks

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-1555

1 May 1963

Gordon Cooper is seen during pre-flight checks in Hangar S at the Cape with Al Rochford (leaning over) and other suit technicians.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 Coopers Pre-Flight Checks #2

10 x  8   Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  S-63-1552

1 May 1963

Gordon Cooper is seen during pre-flight checks in Hangar S at the Cape with Al Rochford (Standing behind Cooper) and another suit technicians as they help him onto the weight and balance couch.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition. Printed on "A Kodak Paper".

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gordon Cooper In Pressure Suite

10 x  8  Black & White Glossy Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-27

10 May 1963

Cooper relaxes in Hangar S white room while waiting for simulated flight tests to resume at T minus 4 days and counting before his 22 orbit mission.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition, near mint.