Photograph of Astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John H. Glenn, Jr. A...
Original caption: Veteran U.S. spacemen await word from Project Mercury Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter as he returns to earth following 3 trips around the globe May 24, 1962. Left; Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, pilot ... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Discussing His Pendin...
Original caption: Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter discusses his pending orbital flight with his backup pilot Astronaut Walter Schirra (left) and Astronaut Virgil I, Grissom, Carpenter is scheduled to go aloft... More
Photograph of the USS Donner Moving into Position to Recover Astronaut...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - The U.S.S. Donner (LSD 20) plows through the Atlantic Ocean as it prepares to aid in the recovery of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. The MA-7 flight, the U.S. second attemp... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Original caption: Astronaut Malcolm S. Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury Atlas 7 flights. Father of 4 children, who live with he and his wife, Rene, at Langley Field, Va. Scott Carpenter’s back-up pilot fo... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Eating in Crew's Quarters
Original caption: Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. eating in crew's quarters before prelaunch operations of the MA-6 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Committee Papers
Photograph of Naval Personnel Welcoming Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. a...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Naval Personnel of DD-841, USS NOA, line ships rail holding welcoming sign to Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. as they participate in recovery of spacecraft after world orbi... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Talking on the Telephone af...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. talks over ships telephone as he relaxes aboard USS NOA, DD-814, after world orbital flight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Being Recovered by a Navy H...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is lifted by cable into a hovering Navy helicopter during the recovery operation. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Discussing the Operation of...
Original caption: Flight Camera - Project Mercury Astronaut M. Scott carpenter discusses operating of 35mm camera he will carry on Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, with Dr. Robert B. Voas , Astronaut Training Officer. ... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Suited Up during Prelaunch ...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter suited up during Mercury-Atlas 6 prelaunch activities. Committee Papers
Photograph of Atlas and Friendship 7 Spacecraft
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Low angle view of Atlas and Friendship 7 spacecraft between gantry equipment during prelaunch preparations. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. being Suited-Up
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. is assisted with his suiting-up procedure by Space Flight Equipment Specialist Joe W. Schmitt during MA-6 preparations. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut Alan E. Shepard, Jr.
Original caption: Alan E. Shepard, Jr., a commander in the U.S. Navy, was born November 18, 1923 in East Derry, New Hampshire. Shepard attended primary school in East Derry and was graduated from Pinkerton Scho... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Walking to Capsule
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Mercury Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. leaving Hangar S enroute to capsule prior to MA-6 launch. Committee Papers
Photograph of MA-7 Survival Kit
Original caption: The MA-7 Survival Kit -- This is the kit which Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter will carry in his spacecraft, "Aurora 7" in the scheduled flight of MA-7. The MA-7 flight is schedule to be lau... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter in Hangar S Prior to Aurora...
Original caption: Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter makes a point white sitting in a comfortable chair in the crew quarters in Hangar "S" after being suited. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Adjusting his Straps P...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter, suited up and ready to go, has his straps adjusted prior to leaving for Pad 14 and the waiting Atlas and Mercury spacecraft Aurora 7. Carpen... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Relaxing While Discussing H...
Original caption: Grand Turk Aux AFB, - Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter relaxes while discussing his historic MA-7 3 orbit space flight with his fellow astronaut, Lt. Cmdr. Walter S. Schirra, back-up MA-7 Astronau... More
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 M. Scott Carpenter after Landing Safely from H...
Original caption: Astronaut Scott Carpenter shakes hands with navy personnel as he steps from the recovery helicopter, still carrying the camera he took pictures of the Earth with. Carpenter landed in Aurora 7 ... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in His Spacesuit
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Closeup of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in spacesuit prior to MA-6 launch. Committee Papers
Photograph of Rogallo Wing in Hanger
Original caption: An early model of the "Rogallo Wing" attached to a mock-up Mercury spacecraft is displayed in hanger at Langley Research Center. The Rogallo wing in the later flights of Gemini will replace th... More
Portrait of DoD Mr. Michael L. Ioffredo, Deputy Director, Strategic an...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott Davis Release Status: Released to... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Original caption: Malcolm S. Carpenter, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, was born May 1, 1925 in Boulder, Colorado. He is 5 feet 10.5 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, and has green eyes and brown hair. H... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Using His Hands to Describe...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, pilot of the Aurora 7 spacecraft uses hands to describe phases of his recent 3 orbit space flight. Carpenter was taken to Grand Turk islan... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Listening to Astronaut Malco...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral -- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, who served as capsule communicator during the MA-7 flight listens attentively as he talks to Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. Carpenter was plu... More
Photograph of Aurora 7 Lifting Off
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Moment of liftoff. Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter inside the Aurora 7 spacecraft atop the Atlas booster seconds after leaving Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral. Carpenter became the... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Putting on Space Helme...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter puts on space helmet prior to entering his Aurora 7 spacecraft at Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Carpenter became the second Ameri... More
Photograph of Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. Sha...
Original caption: GRAND TURK ISLAND - Astronaut John Glenn congratulates Scott Carpenter on his three-orbit mission aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. The United States now has two Astronauts who have orbited the ... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Putting on His Space S...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter puts on space suit prior to entering his Aurora 7 spacecraft at Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Carpenter became the second America... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn Listening to Communications with...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut John H. Glenn, first American to orbit the earth, listens in on the voice communications of fellow Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. Carpenter successfully complete... More
Photograph of Astronaut Scott Carpenter Suited Up and Ready for Aurora...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut Scott Carpenter suited up and ready for his spaceflight. He is seated in Hangar S after pre-flight physical examination. He was successfully launched from Cape Canav... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Having His Blood Pressure C...
Original caption: USAF Lt. Col. E. W. Schear takes Astronaut Carpenters' blood pressure shortly after his arrival aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. Committee Papers
Photograph of Naval Personnel Performing Recovery Operations of Friend...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Naval Personnel of DD-841, USS NOA , hook on recovery equipment as Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr.'s MSC NASA Friendship 7 spacecraft is recovered after world orbital fligh... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Leaving Hangar S Prior...
Original Caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter suited up and ready for MA-7 flight. Carpenter is outfitted in spacesuit and is carrying portable air conditioner as he leav... More
Photograph of Liftoff of Aurora 7 Spacecraft
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Moment of liftoff. Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter inside the Aurora 7 spacecraft atop the Atlas booster seconds after leaving Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral. Carpenter became th... More
Photograph of Astronauts John H. Glenn and M. Scott Carpenter Making L...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Last minute checks - Astronaut John H. Glenn, the U.S. first space pilot makes last minute preparations with Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter prior to the flight of MA-7. Astronau... More
Photograph of Mercury Spacecraft Aurora 7 Floating in the Atlantic dur...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - The Mercury spacecraft, Aurora 7, is shown floating in the Atlantic during recovery operations following its orbital flight. A scuba dicer is shown on the flotation collar. Co... More
Photograph of Aurora 7 being Inspected
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - The Aurora-7 spacecraft is inspected in NASA-MSC Hanger "S", after the 3-orbit MA-7 space flight of Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Performing His Early Mornin...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. performs his early morning shave at Cape Canaveral shortly before the MA-6 launch. Committee Papers
Photograph of the Suit Technician Checking Astronaut M. Scott Carpente...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury suit technician, Joe Schmitt, checks spacesuit prior to Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenters MA-7 spaceflight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Talking with a Medical Debr...
Original caption: U.S.S. Intrepid - Astronaut Scott Carpenter after being picked up at sea by a Navy Helicopter returns to the Carrier Intrepid. Still dressed in his space suit Carpenter talks with the medical ... More
US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Lance Lord, Commander, Air Force Spa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Gary R. Coppage, USA Release Status: Released to P... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom
Original caption: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, 35, is shown following centrifuge testing at Johnsville, Pennsylvania which took place during April of this year. Grissom is one of three astronauts who have Aeron... More
Photograph of Project Mercury Flight Simulation with Astronaut M. Scot...
Original caption: Flight Simulation - Paul Backer (left) and Dr. Robert Voas, Astronaut Training Officer, discuss MA-7 flight plan with Project Mercury Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter (center). Carpenter is about... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Undergoing Last Minute Medi...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. undergoes last minute medical checks shortly before MA-6 launch and orbital flight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Having Adjustments Made to ...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Joe W. Schmitt, Space Flight Equipment Specialist, makes adjustment to Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr.'s spacesuit prior to MA-6 launch operations. Committee Papers
Photograph of Mission Review Meeting
Original caption: Mission Review Meeting - Project Mercury's Director of Operations (center) discusses readiness of all elements of MA-7 mission with the technical staff responsible for directing the second U.S... More
Photograph of a Suit Technician Adjusting Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carp...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL: A suit technician adjusts collar in space suit as Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter relaxes before his date in space. Carpenter was successfully launched into orbit atop an Atl... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter being Removed From His Flig...
Original caption: Lt. Col. E.W. Schear, Wright-Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio assists Astronaut Scott Carpenter in removing his Mercury flight suit shortly after his arrival aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. The room ... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Preparing for Testing
Original caption: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, 35, is prepared for testing in the U.S. Navy centrifuge at Johnsville, Pennsylvania. Grissom is one of three NAA astr... More
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
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in Flight Suit prior to Lau...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in flight suit prior to MA-6 launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Committee Papers
Photograph of Flight Name being Painted onto Spacecraft Aurora 7
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. Miss Cece Bibby, Chrysler Corp employee, paints name Aurora 7 on Project Mercury spacecraft for second manned orbital flight while Mission Pilot M. Scott Carpenter looks o... More
Photograph of Astronaut Scott Carpenter Looking inside his Aurora 7 Sp...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla.: Astronaut Scott Carpenter looks inside Aurora 7 spacecraft prior to insertion. McDonneld and NASA capsule technicians along with Astronauts Wall Schirra and John Glenn wa... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Inside Aurora 7 Ready ...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral -- Ready to GO. Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter is ready for liftoff. This photo was made immediately after Carpenter was inserted into his spacecraft, Aurora 7, as it was po... More
Photograph of a Marine Helicopter Towing the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft
Original caption: Marine helicopter has hooked the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft and appears to have it in tow. Minutes later it was released because of its being full of sea water after going under once. This was ... More
Photograph of the West African Coast from the First Unmanned Mercury S...
Original caption: The first unmanned Mercury Spacecraft to orbit the earth photographs the West African Coast. From the Strait of Gibraltar to Cabo Yubi, Morocco. Cloud cover hangs close to the coastal area an... More
Conception Drawing of the Mercury-Atlas 5 Emergency Escape System
Original caption: Top view - Artist conception of the Mercury-Atlas 5 emergency escape system. Bottom view - The orbital flight plan of the Mercury-Atlas 5, Showing visually the sequence of events of launch and... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. during Training for His Fri...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. looks to the future in the Aeromedical Laboratory, located in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral as he continues his training program or the MA-6 mi... More
Photograph of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. Motioning to Astronaut Dona...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. -- Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. in spacesuit motions toward Astronaut Donald K. Slayton and Associate Director MSC Walter C. Williams. Committee Papers
Photograph of Recovery of Friendship 7
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - View of USS NOA, DD-841, recovering the Friendship 7 spacecraft of Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. after world orbital flight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter on the Telephone with Vice ...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter. America's second orbital pilot talks to Vice President Lyndon. Johnson following his recovery after the MA-7 flight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Rubbing his Eyes on the Day...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter rubs the sleep from his eyes minutes after waking up at 1:15 a.m. Thursday. Standing by him is G. Merritt Preston, Chief, Pre-Flight Operations. ... More
Photograph of the USS Robinson Moving into Position to Recover Astrona...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - The USS Robinson (DD 562) steams into position in the Atlantic Ocean to take part in the recovery of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter and spacecraft Aurora7. The U.S. second ... More
Photograph of Rene Carpenter at Press Conference
Original caption: Rene Carpenter, wife of America's second astronaut to orbit the earth, responds to questions from the press at Cocoa Beach, Florida shortly following the landing of her astronaut husband. With... More
Photograph of Aurora 7 Spacecraft being Returned to Cape Canaveral
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - The Aurora-7 spacecraft is returned to Cape Canaveral via C-124 after the successful MA-7 orbital flight of Lt. Comdr. M. Scott Carpenter. Committee Papers