Mercury-Atlas 9

Official portrait of L. Gordon Cooper Jr.

Official portrait of L. Gordon Cooper Jr. in pressure suit and helmet

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on weight and balance scale

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper explains camera to backup pilot Astronaut Shepard

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper practices egress at Hanger S White Room

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper standing next to Beechcraft Bonanza

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in flight in Convair TF-102

Astronaut Gordon Cooper carrying portable air conditioner in Hanger S

Astronauts Shepard and Cooper check instrument panel from Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper after altitude chamber tests

Al Rochford assists Astronaut Gordon Cooper in checking life vest

Astronaut Gordon Cooper checks instrument panel of Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut Gordon Cooper and technicians look over Mercury capsule couch

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted into his spacecraft for tests

Astronaut Gordon Cooper during flight tests

Astronaut Gordon Cooper during flight tests

Astronaut Gordon Cooper and technicians watch Atlas 130D hoisted into place

Astronaut Gordon Cooper during flight tests

Astronaut Gordon Cooper in centrifuge for tests

Astronaut Gordon Cooper stands beside his spacecraft during preflight testing

Calligraphied prayer of Astronaut Gordon Cooper during 17th orbit

Full-length portrait of Mercury Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. in spacesuit

Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft

John A. Powers sits at Public Affairs Officer console at Cape Canaveral

Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves transfer van for launch pad

Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft

Astronaut Gordon Cooper walks to elevator to spacecraft "Faith 7"

Mercury-Atlas 9 "Faith 7" spacecraft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

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

Tibet-Kashmir, looking northwest, photographed during MA-9 flight

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval operations

Navy frogmen attach flotation collar to Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraft

Recovery personnel bring the MA-9 spacecraft onboard the recovery ship

Preparation for launch of Mercury-Atlas 9

Launching of Mercury-Atlas 9

Launching of Mercury-Atlas 9

View of the Himalaya Mountain Range photographed during MA-9 flight

Photograph of Burma's west coast taken during MA-9 22 orbit

Lakes in western Tibet photographed during MA-9 flight

Indus River above Hyderabad photographed during MA-9 flight

Tibetan Lake Country photographed during MA-9 flight

Great Indian Desert photographed during MA-9 flight

Northwest view of Pakistan, eastern Iran and Afghanistan during MA-9 flight

Tibetan Plateau photographed during MA-9 22 orbit

Southern portion of Taiwan photographed during MA-9 22 orbit

Part of the Ganges delta near Calcutta photographed during MA-9 22 orbit

Changsha area showing Tung Ting Lake region photographed during MA-9 22 orbit

East-looking view across Atlantic waters during MA-9 22 orbit

Photograph taken Eastern Himalayas during MA-9 22 orbit

Photograph taken south of Hawaii during MA-9 22 orbit

Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves Hanger S for Pad 14

Arrival of Astronaut Gordon Cooper at Patrick Air Force Base for parade

Astronaut Gordon Cooper at Patrick Air Force Base for parade

Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted from his spacecraft "Faith 7"

Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"

Astronaut Gordon Cooper backs out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"

Astronaut Gordon Cooper smiles for recovery crew

Astronaut Gordon Cooper appears before newsmen at preflight press conference

Astronaut Gordon Cooper in his spacecraft during pre-flight checks

Astronaut Gordon Cooper at top of gantry during preflight simulation

Astronaut Gordon Cooper participates in pre-flight simulation training

Mercury-Atlas 9 "Faith 7" spacecraft splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

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