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MA-9 Pre-flight Meeting

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15 May 1963

Gordon Cooper gives the thumbs up indicating that he is ready to fly during the pre-flight meeting.

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MA-9 Pre-flight Breakfast

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  63-MA9-133

15 May 1963

Slayton, Cooper, Schirra, and Dr H. Minners have breakfast at Hangar S before Cooper suited up for his 22-orbit mission.

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MA-9 Cooper's Pre-Flight Check Up

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NASA  No.  63-MA9-117

15 May 1963

Dr Howard Minners of the Aerospace Medical Operations Office is giving Gordo his pre-flight check up.

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MA-9 Cooper's Pre-Flight Check UP

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15 May 1963

Dr Howard Minners is giving Gordo his pre-flight check up.

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MA-9 Cooper's Sensors Attached

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15 May 1963

NASA suit technician is seen attaching the sensors that will allow ground personnel to monitor Coopers body functions during the mission.

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MA-9 Suiting Up Operations

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

15 May 1963

Gordon Cooper is looking a bit serious as  suit technician Joe Schmitt helps him into his mercury pressure suit to begin his 22 Earth orbit mission.

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Mercury Atlas MA-9 Cooper And Schirra

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NASA  NO.   63-MA9-130

15 May 1963

For the second straight day Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. set out at 4:55 a.m. EST from his living quarters at Hangar S for a rendezvous with a rocket and a flight around the world 22 times through space. Following Cooper to the transfer van is Astronaut Walter Schirra.

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MA-9 Cooper Exits Transfer Van

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-131

15 May 1963

MA-9 Astronaut Gordon Cooper is seen leaving the transfer van at Pad #14 for his ride up the gantry elevator to the 11th deck where he will be inserted into Faith 7 for his 22 orbit mission.

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Cooper Leaving Transfer Van

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-6247

15 May 1963

Gordon Cooper leaves the transfer van at Pad #14 for his ride up the gantry elevator to the 11th deck where he will be inserted into Faith 7 for his 22 orbit mission.

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Cooper Leaving Transfer Van  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-129

15 May 1963

Mercury Workers and News Media are greeted by Gordon Cooper as he walks to the waiting elevator at Pad 14 that will take him to the spacecraft Faith 7 to start his 22-orbit mission.

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Cooper & Schirra Leaving Transfer Van

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NASA  NO.   63-MA9-132

15 May 1963

Mercury Workers and News Media are greeted by Gordon Cooper as he walks to the waiting elevator at Pad 14 that will take him to the spacecraft Faith 7 to start his 22-orbit mission. Wally Schirra can be seen as he exits the transfer van.

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Cooper & Schirra Leaving Transfer Van  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

15 May 1963

Mercury Workers and News Media are greeted by Gordon Cooper as he walks to the waiting elevator at Pad 14 that will take him to the spacecraft Faith 7 to start his 22-orbit mission. Wally Schirra can be seen as he exits the transfer van in the background.

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MA-9 Gordon Cooper Enters Faith 7

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-137

15 May 1963

Surrounded by five technicians, Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted into Faith 7 at 5:32 a.m., just over two and a half hours before lift off at 8:04 a.m. EST.

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MA-9 Faith 7 Ready For Lift-Off

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.  S-63-6135

15 May 1963

The Pad 14 gantry starts its journey  back into firing position leaving Cooper's Faith 7 spacecraft, atop the Atlas 130-D launch vehicle, connected to the umbilical tower.

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MA-9 & Faith 7 Ready For Lift-Off #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.  63-MA9-139

15 May 1963

The Pad 14 gantry moves back into firing position leaving Cooper's Faith 7 spacecraft connected to the umbilical tower.

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MA-9 & Faith 7 Ready For Lift-Off #3

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.  S-63-6330

15 May 1963

The Pad 14 gantry moves back into firing position leaving Cooper's Faith 7 spacecraft connected to the umbilical tower.

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MA-9 Faith 7 And Gordon Cooper Lift Off

10 x  8  Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  S-63-7603

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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Mercury-Atlas 9 & Faith 7 Lift-Off #1

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NASA  NO.   S-63-6336

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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Mercury-Atlas 9 & Faith 7 Lift-Off #1a

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-6336a

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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MA-9 Faith 7 And Cooper Lift Off

10 x  8  Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  S-63-7603

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mercury-Atlas 9 & Faith 7 Lift-Off  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   LOC  63C-1582

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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Mercury-Atlas 9 & Faith 7 Lift-Off  #3A

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-63-6335

15 May 1963

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean.

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Mercury Atlas MA-9 Clears Tower

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   LOC 63C-4580

15 May 1963

Lit-off and the Mercury Atlas MA-9 is seen as it clears the tower at Pad 14 carrying L Gordon Cooper inside the Faith 7 Spacecraft.

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Mercury Atlas MA-9 Clears Tower  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   LOC S-63-6248

15 May 1963

Lit-off and the Mercury Atlas MA-9 is seen as it clears the tower at Pad 14 carrying L Gordon Cooper inside the Faith 7 Spacecraft.

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Mercury-Atlas 9 Lift-Off View

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

15 May 1963

A splendid view of the Mercury-Atlas 9 launch from a rare perspective showing another USAF launch vehicle in the foreground.

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MA-9 Faith 7 And Cooper Away

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-208

15 May 1963

A wonderful view of the Mercury Atlas with Faith 7 and Gordon Cooper onboard.

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MA-9 Mercury Control

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-164

15 May 1963

Mercury Control as seen from the viewing area during the 16th orbit of Faith 7 with Gordon Cooper onboard.

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MA-9 Events During Powered Flight

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-54

10 May 1963

The orbital path achieved for the spacecraft by the Atlas will be the result of split-second programming of launch vehicle staging, velocity, pitch-over, yaw control and engine cut-off. The Atlas will accelerate continuously during its powered flight and must arrive at the insertion point travelling at a precise speed, completing its pitch-over to an Earth-referenced horizontal flight path at the same moment it reaches that orbital point.

Detailed Stats. on all of the above mentioned occurrences are listed on the back of the photo.

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MA-9 In-Flight With Gordon Cooper

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   S-63-7876

16 May 1963

The face of Gordon Cooper is just visible in this picture made from the onboard TV camera, as Faith 7 passed over Florida on Cooper's fourth orbit. The camera's two-second scan rate requires special receiving equipment which has been set up at the Cape, Grand Canary Islands and the Pacific Command Ship south of Japan.

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MA-9 In-Flight With Gordon Cooper #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   63-MA9-149

16 May 1963

The face of Gordon Cooper is just visible in this picture made from the onboard TV camera, as Faith 7 passed over Florida on Cooper's fourth orbit. The camera's two-second scan rate requires special receiving equipment which has been set up at the Cape, Grand Canary Islands and the Pacific Command Ship south of Japan.

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MA-9 In-Flight With Gordon Cooper #3

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   63-MA9-147

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper's face is visible in the background while his oxygen hose stands out clearly in this picture made from the broadcast of a live TV camera onboard "Faith 7" during the 17th orbit. The picture was received at Cape Canaveral, Florida, one of three points set up to receive the slow-scan TV picture.

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MA-9 View Of Taiwan

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-194

16 May 1962

The southern portion of the island of Taiwan (Formosa), Formosa Straight, and the Pacific Ocean, looking northeast, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., using a hand held modified Hasselblad 70mm camera during his 22 orbit of Earth during the Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight.

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MA-9 View Of Taiwan  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-194

16 May 1962

The southern portion of the island of Taiwan (Formosa), Formosa Straight, and the Pacific Ocean, looking northeast, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., using a hand held modified Hasselblad 70mm camera during his 22 orbit of Earth during the Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight.

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MA-9 View Of Taiwan  #3

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-65-3432

16 May 1962

The southern portion of the island of Taiwan (Formosa), Formosa Straight, and the Pacific Ocean, looking northeast, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., using a hand held modified Hasselblad (model 200C) 70mm camera during his 22 orbit of Earth during the Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 View Of Africa

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-186

16 May 1962

A splendid view of the Earth Limb from the MA-9 spacecraft while over Africa.

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MA-9 View Of Africa  #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-186

16 May 1962

Framed by the widow of the MA-9 spacecraft this is a very nice view of the Earth Limb while the spacecraft was over Africa.

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MA-9 View Of Africa's Atlas Mountains

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-196

16 May 1962

This picture of the Atlas Mountains in Africa, looking north was taken by Gordon Cooper from inside the Faith 7 spacecraft while in earth orbit. Details of the camera and film used is given on the back.

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MA-9 View Of China

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-197

16 May 1962

This picture of China was taken by Gordon Cooper from inside the Faith 7 spacecraft while in earth orbit. Details of the camera and film used is given on the back.

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MA-9 View Of The High Plateau

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-189

16 May 1962

This picture was taken from inside Faith 7 over the High Plateau Area prior to passing over the Himalayan Mountains. The Lakes of Western Tibet are seen from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule during the 22nd orbit. Details of the camera and film used is given on the back.

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MA-9 View Of The High Plateau #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-190

16 May 1962

This picture was taken from inside Faith 7 over the High Plateau Area prior to passing over the Himalayan Mountains. The Lakes of Western Tibet are seen from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule during the 22nd orbit. Details of the camera and film used is given on the back.

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MA-9 Over The Himalaya's

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-193

16 May 1962

Gordon Cooper took this fine photograph with a hand held Model 200C Hasselblad Camera with Ansco Color Film and a 80 mm lens while he and the MA-9 spacecraft were over the edge of the Himalayan Mountains.

This fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in good condition with a few creases that can only be seen by using reflective light.

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 View Of The Himalaya's

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-195

16 May 1962

View of the Himalaya Mountain Range in the India-Nepal-Tibet border area, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., with a hand held camera during his 22nd orbit of the Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 View Of The Himalaya's #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-65-3431

16 May 1962

View of the Himalaya Mountain Range in the India-Nepal-Tibet border area, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., with a hand held camera during his 22nd orbit of the Mercury-Atlas 9 spaceflight.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MA-9 View Of Tibet

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   S-65-3433

16 May 1962

Lakes of Tibet, photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., using a hand held camera during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Mercury Atlas-9 View Of Florida

10 x 8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  S-63-7859

16 May 1963

A cloud cover over Central Florida as recorded by the TV camera onboard the Mercury Atlas-9, Faith 7, spacecraft on its 18th orbit. We would have had a view of the Cape without the cloud cover.

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Mercury Atlas-9 View Of Florida #2

10 x 8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  63-MA9-152

16 May 1963

A cloud cover over Central Florida as recorded by the TV camera onboard the Mercury Atlas-9, Faith 7, spacecraft on its 18th orbit. We would have had a view of the Cape without the cloud cover.

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Mercury Atlas-9 Earth Sky View

10 x 8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  63-MA9-152

16 May 1963

Earth Sky view  recorded by the TV camera onboard the Mercury Atlas-9, Faith 7, spacecraft.

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Ed White Recently Selected

10  x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-151

16 May 1963

Ed White was one of nine recently selected astronauts is seen at the communicators console during the MA-9 22-orbit flight. All Nine newly selected astronauts were present at the Cape during Cooper's flight for orientation.

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Schirra During MA-9 Recovery

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  63-MA9-158

16 May 1963

Capsule Communicator Walter Schirra during the MA-9 mission talks from Mercury Control to Trudy Cooper moments after Gordon Cooper splashdown.

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USS Kearsarge Crew Spell Mercury 9

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.    S-63-6338

16 May 1963

Escorted by USS Fletcher DD-445

The crew members of the USS Kearsarge spell-out MERCURY 9 while steaming towards the recovery area. Cooper would have seen this if his window was facing in the right direction as the splashdown was within 4 miles of the USS Kearsarge. The crew were able to watch the splashdown from the decks.

This fine vintage colour glossy NASA photograph is in very good condition and printed on 'A Kodak Paper'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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USS Kearsarge Crew Spell Faith 7

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.    S-63-6339

16 May 1963

The crew members of the USS Kearsarge spell-out FAITH 7 while steaming towards the recovery area. Cooper would have seen this if his window was facing in the right direction as the splashdown was within 4 miles of the USS Kearsarge. The crew were able to watch the splashdown from the decks.

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MA-9 Faith 7 Splashdown

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-161

16 May 1963

A wonderful series showing Faith 7 as it swings under its 65-foot ring-sail parachute before splashing down a even 7,000 yards from the waiting USS Kearsarge. prime recovery ship.

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MA-9 Faith 7 Splashdown #2

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-161 A

16 May 1963

Faith 7 as it swings under its 65-foot ring-sail parachute before splashing down a even 7,000 yards from the waiting prime recovery ship, the USS Kearsarge.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Recovery #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-174

16 May 1963

The Three Navy frogmen has attached the floatation collar to Cooper's Faith 7 spacecraft after his 1 day 22 orbit mission. Cooper is still inside Faith 7 and will be hoisted onboard the prime recovery ship, USS Kearsarge.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Recovery

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-169

16 May 1963

A wave hides the stern of the Navy motor whaleboat and the lower half of Faith 7 as three Navy frogmen attach a flotation collar to the spacecraft. Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper remained aboard as the spacecraft was hoisted to the deck of the recovery ship the USS Kearsarge. The splashdown was within 7,000 yards of the recovery ship and the crew watched the splashdown form her decks.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Recovery #3

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-173

16 May 1963

The Navy motor whaleboat pulls away from Faith 7 as the line which Navy frogmen have attached to the spacecraft from the carrier Kearsarge grows taut.

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MA-9 Faith 7 Splashdown &Recovery

10 x  8  B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  NO.   63-MA9-223

16 May 1963

Three Navy frogmen attach a floatation collar to Faith 7 minutes after the spacecraft splashed done less than four miles from the carrier Kearasarge, and within sight of those on board.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Recovery #4

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-162

16 May 1963

Navy frogmen await pick up after completing the installation of the flotation collar and hoist line on Faith 7.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Almost Onboard

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-175

16 May 1963

Faith 7 is being lowered on a solid surface again after 34 hours and 20 minutes in space as she is lowered to the deck of the carrier Kearsarge southeast of Midway Island in the Pacific.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Safely Onboard

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper and his spacecraft are gentley lowered onto the waiting pallet transporter onboard the USS Kearsarge.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Safely Onboard

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-177

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper and his spacecraft are hoisted aboard #3 elevator of the USS Kearsarge after splashdown. The hatch doors are open and you can see the motion picture camera-man ready to film the moment Gordon steps out.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Safely Onboard #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-63-7885

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper and his spacecraft are hoisted aboard #3 elevator of the USS Kearsarge after splashdown. The hatch doors are open and you can see the motion picture camera-man ready to film the moment Gordon steps out.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Safely Onboard #3

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No.  63-MA9-177  #3

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper and his spacecraft are hoisted aboard #3 elevator of the USS Kearsarge after splashdown. The hatch doors are open and you can see the motion picture camera-man ready to film the moment Gordon steps out.

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Cooper After Hatches Are Blown

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NASA No. 63-MA9-172

16 May 1963

Photographers gather around as Cooper emerges from Faith 7 on the deck of the prime recovery carrier Kearsarge after his 22-orbit flight. This concludes the Mercury Manned Space-flight program.

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Cooper After Hatches Are Blown #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-172

16 May 1963

Photographers gather around as Cooper emerges from Faith 7 on the deck of the prime recovery carrier Kearsarge after his 22-orbit flight. This concludes the Mercury Manned Space-flight program.

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Cooper After Hatches Are Blown #3

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NASA  No.  63-MA9-159

16 May 1963

A smile from Astronaut Cooper greets the personnel aboard the USS Kearsarge, after the hatch was blown.

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MA-9 Cooper Backs Out Of Faith 7

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NASA No. 63-MA9-167

16 May 1963

Gordon Cooper backs out of his spacecraft "Faith 7" after a 600,000 mile, 22.9 orbit journey around the earth. He elected to remain in the spacecraft until it was hoisted to the deck of the Kearsarge, as did Astronaut Walter Schirra during the previous mission.

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Cooper And Faith 7 Onboard Recovery Ship

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NASA No. 63-MA9-165

16 May 1963

Photographers gather around as Cooper emerges from Faith 7 on the deck of the prime recovery carrier Kearsarge after his 22-orbit flight. This concludes the Mercury Manned Space-flight program.

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Cooper Onboard USS Kearsarge

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NASA No. 63-MA9-170

16 May 1963

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper emerges on the deck of the Kearsarge as well-wishers gather around. At Cooper's left is Dr. Richard Pollard of the Aeromedical Operations Office at MSC. To the astronauts immediate right is John Graham, prime recovery team leader and member of Flight Operations Division, Recovery Branch at MSC.

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Gordon Cooper Safe Onboard

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 63-MA9-180

16 May 1963

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper stands supported by strong hands after climbing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7" after a 600,000 mile, 22.9 orbit journey around the earth. He elected to remain in the spacecraft until it was hoisted to the deck of the Kearsarge, as did Astronaut Walter Schirra during the previous mission.

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Cooper Safe Onboard USS Kearsarge

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NASA  No.  63-MA9-168

16 May 1963

A smiling astronaut strides proudly across the deck of the USS Kearsarge after recovery from his 22-orbits around the Earth. This concludes the longest spaceflight by man to date and the Mercury Space Program.

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Cooper Safe Onboard USS Kearsarge #2

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.  63-MA9-163

16 May 1963

A smiling astronaut strides proudly across the deck of the USS Kearsarge after recovery from his 22-orbits around the Earth. This concludes the longest spaceflight by man to date and the Mercury Space Program.

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Cooper Talks To The President

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16 May 1963

Onboard the recovery carrier Cooper receives the customary ship-to-shore telephone call from the US President.

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Cooper Talks To His Wife

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NASA No. 63-MA9-160

16 May 1963

Onboard the recovery carrier Cooper is a happy smiling spaceman as he talks to his wife in Houston from the recovery carrier on ship-to-shore telephone.

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Cooper Has His Eyes Checked

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NASA No. 63-MA9-235

16 May 1963

During debriefing aboard the carrier Kearsarge after his successful 22-orbit mission, Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper has his eyes checked by a member of the Aeromedical Operations Office.

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Cooper Gets Key To The Boat

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16 May 1963

The Skipper of the USS Kearsarge awardes Cooper the Key To The Ship.

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MA-9 Cooper Returns To Houston

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NASA  NO.    S-63-8011

23 June 1963

Astronaut Gordon Cooper addresses the crowd at Houston International Airport on his arrival. Looking on, at his right is Rep. Albert Thomas, and at his left, his wife Trudy and his daughter.

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Gordo & Saturn Launch Pad Construction

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NASA  No.  63-MA9-84

May 1963

MA-9 Pilot Gordon Cooper exercises on the Cape's beach with the Saturn Launch Pad still under construction in the background.

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Gordo Exercises At The Beach

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NASA  No.  S-63-6131

10 May 1963

Silhouetted against the Florida sunrise, MA-9 pilot Gordon Cooper takes an exercise run on the beach at Cape.

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Gordo Exercises At The Beach #2

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NASA  No.   63-MA9-85

10 May 1963

Silhouetted against the Florida sunrise, MA-9 pilot Gordon Cooper takes an exercise run on the beach at Cape.

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Gordo's New Beachcraft Bonanza

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

29 April 1963

Here we have Gordon and his new Beachcraft Bonanza privet aircraft on the tarmac at Patrick Air Force Base near the Cape.

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Gordo's New Beachcraft Bonanza  #2

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NASA  No.   S-63-3989

29 April 1963

Here we have Gordon and his new Beachcraft Bonanza privet aircraft on the tarmac at Patrick Air Force Base near the Cape.

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Gordo's New Corvette

10 x  8   B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA  No.   S-63-3989

1963

Gordon Cooper and his new Corvette Stingray

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