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Pig in Capsule Drawing - Drawing. Public domain image.

Pig in Capsule Drawing - Drawing. Public domain image.

This items contains a proposed Arrangement-Pig Capsule-“Little Joe” First Shot. Source Files on Project Mercury

Chimpanzee Used in Animal Flight Program

Chimpanzee Used in Animal Flight Program

This item is a photo of a four-year-old, 40-pound Chimpanzee used for animal program. Source Files on Project Mercury

Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn Undergoing Respiratory Testing in Preparation for His Friendship 7 Flight

Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn Undergoing Respiratory Testing i...

Original caption: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., 39, is shown undergoing certain respiratory testing as a part of the flight training program of Project Mercury. Pro... More

Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Preparing for Testing in the Centrifuge

Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Preparing for Testing in the...

Original caption: Being readied for testing in the U.S. Navy's centrifuge at Johnsville, Pennsylvania is Virgil I. Grissom, 35, one of three astronauts chosen for the first manned suborbital flight of Project M... More

Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

This item is photo of a Chimpanzee in molded couch with nylon net restraint garment. Source Files on Project Mercury

Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing Safely inside a Mercury Capsule

Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing S...

Original caption: Ham reaches out from his couch to take an apple from a crewman of the USS Donner. This was the first food for the chimpanzee following a 430 mile ride in a Mercury capsule launched by a Redsto... More

Photo of the Launch of Mercury-Atlas 7

Photo of the Launch of Mercury-Atlas 7

This item is a photograph of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 7. Source Files on Project Mercury

Rhesus Monkey in Molded Couch for Space Flight

Rhesus Monkey in Molded Couch for Space Flight

This item is a photograph is of one of the Rhesus Monkeys in a molded couch used in the Animal Flight program. Source Files on Project Mercury

Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch

Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch

This item is a photo of a pressurized animal couch with occupant looking down at psychomotor control panel. Source Files on Project Mercury

Chimpanzee with Psychomotor Control Panel

Chimpanzee with Psychomotor Control Panel

This it is a photo of a Chimpanzee at the Psychomotor Control Panel. Source Files on Project Mercury

Military Personnel with Chimpanzee Used For Animal Flight Testing Program

Military Personnel with Chimpanzee Used For Animal Flight Testing Prog...

This item is a photo of a Chimpanzee used for animal flight testing program with military personnel. Source Files on Project Mercury

Photograph of John H. Glenn, Jr. during Centrifuge Testing

Photograph of John H. Glenn, Jr. during Centrifuge Testing

Original caption: This photograph of John H, Glenn, Jr., 39, was taken during centrifuge testing at the U.S. Navy installation at Johnsville, Pennsylvania. Glenn is one of three National Aeronautics and Space ... More

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