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Mercury Project Collection

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. Creator: NASA

Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. Creator: NASA
Little Joe 5B High-Q-Abort Test, 1961. " Little Joe" 5B launched a Mercury spacecraft in a high-Q-abort test. The ring-sail parachute lands the spacecraft off the shore of Wallops Island

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Mercury Astronauts Receiving the Collier Trophy, White House, Washington, USA, 1963

Mercury Astronauts Receiving the Collier Trophy, White House, Washington, USA, 1963. NASA Administrator James E. Webb (center)

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA

Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA
Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Mercury On Deck, 1063. Creator: NASA

Mercury On Deck, 1063. Creator: NASA
Mercury On Deck, 1963. The crew of the U.S.S. Kearsarge spelled out the words " Mercury 9" on the ships flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper was

Background imageMercury Project Collection: MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA

MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1 (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA

Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. US Navy divers install a stabilizing flotation collar around Gordon Coopers Mercury space capsule nicknamed " Faith 7" shortly after splashdown

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA

Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA
Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961. After the hatch of the " Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA

Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Recovery personnel bring the Mercury space capsule " Faith 7" onboard the recovery ship U.S.S

Background imageMercury Project Collection: Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with astronaut L

Background imageMercury Project Collection: President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962

President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962. President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury Control Center following the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6)


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