Mercury Program

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Project Mercury - Capsule #2
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Center: GRC
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Project Mercury Altitude Wind Tunnel Gimbaling Rig

Project Mercury Altitude Wind Tunnel Gimbaling Rig
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Center: GRC
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Project Mercury Retro and Posigrade Package

Project Mercury Retro and Posigrade Package
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Center: GRC
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Project Mercury: AWT Gimbaling Rig Showing Motion

Project Mercury: AWT Gimbaling Rig Showing Motion
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Center: GRC
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Astronaut John Glenn being Honored
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Center: JSC
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Launch of Friendship 7
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Project Mercury - AWT Gimbaling Rig
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Center: GRC
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Launch of Freedom 7
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Center: KSC
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Cooper
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Center: KSC
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Cooper
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Center: KSC
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Mercury-Atlas Rocket on the Launch Pad
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Center: KSC
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Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit

Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit
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Center: KSC
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Cooper Departs Transfer Van
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Center: KSC
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Ham
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Center: KSC
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Ham Checks Out Equipment
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Center: KSC
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Ham Retreival
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Center: KSC
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Alan Shepard
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Center: KSC
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Mercury Redstone 3 Prelaunch Activities
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Center: KSC
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Ham Launch
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Center: KSC
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Astronaut Escape Testing
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Center: KSC
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Freedom 7 Prelaunch
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Center: KSC
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Freedom 7 and Shepard In flight
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Center: KSC
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Shepard Enters Cleanroom
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Center: KSC
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Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch

Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
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Center: JSC
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John Glenn OK
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Center: JSC
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Glenn Suits-Up for Launch
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Center: JSC
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Multi-Axis Gimble Rig in AWT with Pilot
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Center: GRC
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Mercury Space Capsule
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Center: LARC
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Molded Astronaut Couches
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Center: LARC
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Little Joe Launch Vehicle
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Center: LARC
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Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
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Center: JSC
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Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown

Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
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Center: JSC
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Cooper Egressing Faith 7
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Center: JSC
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Shepard Hoisted into Recovery Helicopter
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Center: JSC
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Shepard on Deck of Champlain after Recovery
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Center: JSC
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Carpenter Launch
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Center: JSC
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Mercury On Deck
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Center: JSC
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Cooper and Faith 7 Recovery
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Center: JSC
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Cooper and Capsule on Deck
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Center: JSC
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Mercury 8 in Hanger
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Center: JSC
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Carpenter in White Room
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Center: JSC
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Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval
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Center: JSC
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Kennedy and Shepard in Washington D.C.
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Center: HQ
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Mecury Spacecraft Boilerplate
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Center: LARC
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Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island

Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island
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Center: LARC
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Mercury Capsule Model in Spin Tunnel
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Center: LARC
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Boilerplate Mercury Capsule
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Center: HQ
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Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft
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Center: HQ
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Technicians working in the McDonnell White Room on the Mercury
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Center: HQ
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Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test
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Center: HQ
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Sam the Monkey After His Ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft
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Center: JSC
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MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion

MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion
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Center: JSC
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John Glenn in the Mercury Procedures Trainer

John Glenn in the Mercury Procedures Trainer
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Center: LARC
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Big Joe Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral
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Center: HQ
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Ham Tries Out His Life Support System
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Center: KSC
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Failed Attempt to Recover Liberty Bell 7

Failed Attempt to Recover Liberty Bell 7
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Center: JSC
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Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
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Center: JSC
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John Glenn With T.J. O'Malley and Paul Donnelly in Front of

John Glenn With T.J. O'Malley and Paul Donnelly in Front of
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Center: KSC
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JFK, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade

JFK, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade
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Center: JSC
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Astronaut John Glenn During His First Orbit in Friendship 7

Astronaut John Glenn During His First Orbit in Friendship 7
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Center: KSC
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Astronaut John Glenn Undergoes Simulated Orbital Flight Training
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Center: KSC
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Astronaut John Glenn in a State of Weightlessness During Friendship
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Center: KSC
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Astronaut John Glenn During Mercury-Atlas 6 Pre-launch Activities

Astronaut John Glenn During Mercury-Atlas 6 Pre-launch Activities
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Center: KSC
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Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995
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Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule

Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule
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Center: HQ
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