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Astronaut Cooper's face and oxygen hose in picture made from TV camera photo

Astronaut L. 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.



Catalog Date: 16 May 1963
Film Type: 8x10
NASA image: S63-07856


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