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Mercury-Atlas 9
Astronaut Gordon Cooper during flight tests

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, relaxes while waiting for weight and balance tests to begin (03974); Cooper prior to entering the Mercury Spacecraft for a series of simulated flight tests. During these tests NASA doctors, engineers and technicians monitor Cooper's performance (03975); Cooper undergoing suit pressurization tests (03976).



Catalog Date: 03 January 1963
Film Type: 35mm BW
NASA image: S63-03976


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