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Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Title Cooper Egressing "Faith 7
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted in backing out of his Mecury capsule "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.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Cooper Inside Faith 7 After …
Title Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
Full Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., has a smile for the recovery crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, after he is on board from a successful 22 orbit mission of the Earth in his Mercury spacecraft "Faith 7." Cooper is still sitting in his capsule, with his helmet off.
Date 05/16/1963
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Walter Schirra is …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra is assisted into his Sigma 7 spacecraft
Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) earth orbital space flight, is assisted by back-up pilot L. Gordon Cooper and NASA engineers into his Sigma 7 spacecraft for the begining of the MA-8 mission.
Date 10.05.1962
Astronaut Walter Schirra is …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra is assisted into his Sigma 7 spacecraft
Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) earth orbital space flight, is assisted by back-up pilot L. Gordon Cooper and NASA engineers into his Sigma 7 spacecraft for the begining of the MA-8 mission.
Date Taken 1962-10-05
Astronaut Walter Schirra is …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra is assisted into his Sigma 7 spacecraft
Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) earth orbital space flight, is assisted by back-up pilot L. Gordon Cooper into his Sigma 7 spacecraft for the begining of the MA-8 mission.
Date Taken 1962-10-05
Astronaut Walter Schirra lea …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra leaves transport van for Pad 14 and MA-8 mission
Description Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) earth orbital space flight, steps from a transport van as he arrives at Cape Canaveral's Pad 14 during the MA-8 prelaunch countdown. Schirra is accompanied by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (in white coveralls), MA-8 backup pilot.
Date Taken 1962-10-05
Astronaut Gordon Cooper assi …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) earth-orbital space mission, is assisted into his "Faith 7" Mercury Spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown. MA-9 was launched on May 15, 1963, and the flight lasted for 34 hours and 20 minutes.
Date Taken 1963-05-15
Northwest view of Pakistan, …
Title Northwest view of Pakistan, eastern Iran and Afghanistan during MA-9 flight
Description A northwest-looking view across Pakistan, eastern Iran and Afghanistan as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Part of the Ganges delta nea …
Title Part of the Ganges delta near Calcutta photographed during MA-9 22 orbit
Description Part of the Ganges delta near Calcutta, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Tibet-Kashmir, looking north …
Title Tibet-Kashmir, looking northwest, photographed during MA-9 flight
Description Tibet-Kashmir, looking northwest, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight. Lake Ch'in-Tzu-Hu is at upper right, Lake Yen-K'o-Ling-Ts is at lower left center. The Korakaram Range is at upper center portion of the picture.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Indus River above Hyderabad …
Title Indus River above Hyderabad photographed during MA-9 flight
Description Indus River above Hyderabad, photgraphed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Southern portion of Taiwan p …
Title Southern portion of Taiwan photographed during MA-9 22 orbit
Description 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., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Tibetan Plateau photographed …
Title Tibetan Plateau photographed during MA-9 22 orbit
Description View of the Tibetan Plateau in north-central Tibet, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight. The center of the photograph is near 91 degrees east longitude and 34 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. This view includes lakes and snow-covered highlands.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
View of the Himalaya Mountai …
Title View of the Himalaya Mountain Range photographed during MA-9 flight
Description 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., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Photograph of Burma's west c …
Title Photograph of Burma's west coast taken during MA-9 22 orbit
Description Photograph of Burma's west coast, west of Rangoon. Irrawaddy River on the right, taken by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
East-looking view across Atl …
Title East-looking view across Atlantic waters during MA-9 22 orbit
Description East looking view across Atlantic waters toward Africa, showing Mauritania and Spanish Sahara photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Great Indian Desert photogra …
Title Great Indian Desert photographed during MA-9 flight
Description The Great Indian Desert, located west of New Delhi, India, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Changsha area showing Tung T …
Title Changsha area showing Tung Ting Lake region photographed during MA-9 22 orbit
Description Changsha area in China, showing Tung Ting lake region, as photographed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Photograph taken south of Ha …
Title Photograph taken south of Hawaii during MA-9 22 orbit
Description Photograph taken South of Hawaii near 12N. 166W, by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Tibetan Lake Country photogr …
Title Tibetan Lake Country photographed during MA-9 flight
Description Tibetan Lake Country North of Katmandu, west of Ihasa, photgraphed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Photograph taken Eastern Him …
Title Photograph taken Eastern Himalayas during MA-9 22 orbit
Description Photograph taken of eastern Himalayas, Tibet, China, India and Burma from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule taken by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Lakes in western Tibet photo …
Title Lakes in western Tibet photographed during MA-9 flight
Description Lakes of Western Tibet, photgraphed from the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., during his 22 orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) spaceflight.
Date Taken 1963-05-16
Astronaut Gordon Cooper smil …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper smiles for recovery crew
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., has a smile for the recovery crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, after he is on board from a successful 22 orbit mission of the earth in his spacecraft "Faith 7". Cooper is still sitting in his capsule, with his helmet off.
Date Taken 1963-05-22
Astronaut Gordon Cooper assi …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper assisted into his Mercury Spacecraft
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) earth-orbital space mission, is assisted into his "Faith 7" Mercury Spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown. MA-9 was launched on May 15, 1963, and the flight lasted for 34 hours and 20 minutes.
Date Taken 1963-05-15
Astronaut Gordon Cooper back …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper backs out of his spacecraft "Faith 7
Description Astronaut L. 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.
Date Taken 1963-05-22
Astronaut Gordon Cooper is a …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted from his spacecraft "Faith 7
Description 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.
Date Taken 1963-05-22
Calligraphied prayer of Astr …
Title Calligraphied prayer of Astronaut Gordon Cooper during 17th orbit
Description Calligraphied prayer of Astronaut Gordon Cooper, pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, during 17th orbit of the Earth in the "Faith 7".
Date Taken 1963-07-01
Astronaut Gordon Cooper is a …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is assisted in backing 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.
Date Taken 1963-05-22
Astronaut Gordon Cooper part …
Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper participates in pre-flight simulation training
Description Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 earth orbital space mission, participates in pre-flight simulation training inside his Mercury capsule at Cape Canaveral.
Date Taken 1964-02-12
Astronaut Charles Conrad ins …
Title Astronaut Charles Conrad inside the Gemini 5 spacecraft after launch
Description Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. inside the Gemini 5 spacecraft as it orbited the Earth. Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. took this photograph.
Date Taken 1965-08-30
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