51 photos
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Friendship 7
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- 280,216 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-02-20
- Tags: aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercury, mercuryatlas, ma, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, convair, atlasrocket, atlasd, atlaslv3b, atlasdmercurylaunchvehicle, mercuryatlaslaunchvehicle, mercuryatlas6, ma6, friendship7, johnglenn, glenn, astronaut, capecanaveral, launchcomplex14, lc14, united, states, usa, space
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Launch of Friendship 7
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- 58 favorites
- 168,737 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-02-20
- Tags: aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercury, mercuryatlas, ma, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, convair, rocket, atlasrocket, atlasd, atlaslv3b, atlasdmercurylaunchvehicle, mercuryatlaslaunchvehicle, mercuryatlas6, ma6, friendship7, astronaut, johnglenn, glenn, launchcomplex14, lc14, rocketlaunch, launchtower, capecanaveral
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Project Mercury, 1959-1963
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- 98 favorites
- 156,211 views
- Date taken: 1959-10-24 14:23:52
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-09
- Tags: projectmercury, mercury
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Ham Launch
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- 59 favorites
- 154,866 views
- Date taken: 1961-01-31 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-01-31
- Tags: aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercury, mercuryredstone, mr, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, rocket, chryslercorporation, chrysler, mercuryredstonelaunchvehicle, redstonerocket, redstone, mercuryredstone2, mr2, mrlv5, ham, hamthechimpanzee, hamthechimp, chimp, chimpanzee, launchcomplex5, lc5, rocketlaunch
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The Launch of Mercury-Redstone
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- 56 favorites
- 148,423 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-05
- Tags: ksc, mercury, redstone, capecanaveral, aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercuryredstone, mr, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, rocket, chryslercorporation, chrysler, mercuryredstonelaunchvehicle, redstonerocket, mercuryredstone3, mr3, mr7, freedom7, astronaut, alanbshepard, alanshepard, shepard, rocketlaunch, launchcomplex5, lc5, thelaunchofthemercuryredstone, b
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John Glenn Checks Out Friendship 7 "Noseart"
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- 49 favorites
- 144,339 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-02 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-09
- Tags: friendship7, johnglenn, ma6, projectmercury
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John Glenn, Mercury -- Heads to the Launch Pad
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- 35 favorites
- 138,526 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-02-20
- Tags: nasa, astronaut, johnglenn, mercury, mercuryatlas6, pressuresuit, namesake, glennresearchcenter, grc, aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercuryatlas, ma, ma6, friendship7, williamdouglas, josephwschmidt
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Molded Astronaut Couches
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- 61 favorites
- 132,518 views
- Date taken: 1959-07-07 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-07-07
- Tags: couches, langley, projectmercury, astronaut
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Glenn at the Cape
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- 41 favorites
- 131,747 views
- Date taken: 1962-02
- Date uploaded: 2025-02-19
- Tags: friendship7, johnglenn, ma6, projectmercury
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Multi-Axis Gimble Rig in AWT with Pilot
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- 34 favorites
- 128,465 views
- Date taken: 1959-12-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-12-16
- Tags: awt, altitudewindtunnel, gimblerig, lewisresearchcenter, mastif, multipleaxisspacetestinertiafacility, projectmercury
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Carpenter in White Room
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- 23 favorites
- 122,223 views
- Date taken: 1962-03-06 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-01
- Tags: scottcarpenter, projectmercury, aurora7, whiteroomfacility, capecanaveral, heatshield, hangars
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Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit
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- 62 favorites
- 122,058 views
- Date taken: 1963-04-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-04-30
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, ma9, projectmercury
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Mercury Spacecraft Boilerplate
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- 42 favorites
- 108,139 views
- Date taken: 1959-07-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-07-30
- Tags: projectmercury, littlejoelaunchvehicle, boilerplate, langley
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Glenn Suits-Up for Launch
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- 73 favorites
- 106,841 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-02-20
- Tags: friendship7, johnglenn, ma6, projectmercury
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Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island
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- 27 favorites
- 104,251 views
- Date taken: 1959-08-21 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-08-21
- Tags: langley, littlejoelaunchvehicle, projectmercury, wallopsisland
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Alan Shepard in Space Suit before Mercury Launch
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- 58 favorites
- 104,168 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7capsule, helicopter, mr3, projectmercury, usslakechamplain
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Liftoff of Faith 7
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- 67 favorites
- 103,701 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-15 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-05-15
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, ma9launch, projectmercury
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L. Gordon Cooper Launches on MA-9
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- 75 favorites
- 102,778 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-15 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-15
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, ma9launch, pad14, projectmercury
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Mercury-Atlas Rocket on the Launch Pad
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- 32 favorites
- 98,202 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-14 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-14
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, ma9, projectmercury
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Shepard With Freedom 7 Capsule
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- 46 favorites
- 97,653 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 22:40:54
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-05
- Tags: aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercury, mercuryredstone, mr, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, mercuryredstone3, mr3, mr7, freedom7, astronaut, alanbshepard, alanshepard, shepard, unitedstatesnavy, usnavy, usn, ship, warship, aircraftcarrier, usslakechamplaincv39, usslakechamplaincva39, usslakechamplaincvs39, usslakechamplain, cv39, cva39, cvs39, essexclass, norfolknavalshipyard, norfolknavyyard, nnsy
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Mercury 8 in Hanger
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- 18 favorites
- 95,934 views
- Date taken: 1962-09-10 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-09-10
- Tags: projectmercury, sigma7, walterschirra, wallyschirra, hangars, capecanaveral
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Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
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- 38 favorites
- 95,727 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-05-16
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, projectmercury, usskearsarge
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Mercury On Deck
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- 48 favorites
- 93,570 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-15 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-15
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, projectmercury, splashdown, usskearsarge
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Little Joe (LJ6) Launch
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- 27 favorites
- 93,056 views
- Date taken: 1959-10-04 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-10-04
- Tags: aviation, aerospace, spaceflight, mannedspaceflight, nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration, nasa, projectmercury, mercuryproject, mercury, mercuryatlas, ma, mcdonnellaircraft, mcdonnellaircraftcorporation, mercurycapsule, rocket, northamericanaviation, naa, littlejoe, littlejoe6, lj6, wallopsisland
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Cooper Departs Transfer Van
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- 21 favorites
- 92,826 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-15 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-15
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, ma9prelaunch, projectmercury
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Cooper and Faith 7 Recovery
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- 33 favorites
- 92,131 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2019-05-16
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, navydivers, projectmercury, splashdown
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Mercury "Friendship 7" Spacecraft
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- 38 favorites
- 88,082 views
- Date taken: 1962-02-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-02-20
- Tags: projectmercury, mercury, johnglenn
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Freedom 7 Prelaunch
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- 17 favorites
- 86,051 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, gusgrissom, mr3, projectmercury, virgilgrissom, mercuryredstone3, astronaut
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Launch of Freedom 7
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- 22 favorites
- 85,698 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7launch, mr3, projectmercury, mercuryredstone3
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Freedom 7 and Shepard In flight
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- 22 favorites
- 80,343 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, projectmercury, mercuryredstone3
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Shepard on Deck of the USS Lake Champlain after Recovery
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- 23 favorites
- 80,285 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, mr3, projectmercury, usslakechamplain, mercuryredstone3, recovery
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Mercury Redstone 3 Prelaunch Activities
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- 20 favorites
- 79,284 views
- Date taken: 1961-04-21 01:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-04-21
- Tags: alanshepard, mr3launch, projectmercury
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Shepard Enters Cleanroom
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- 5 favorites
- 72,629 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, mr3, projectmercury
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John Glenn's Official Portrait
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- 0 comments
- 78 favorites
- 70,450 views
- Date taken: 1962-12
- Date uploaded: 2019-07-18
- Tags: johnglenn, projectmercury, friendship7, nasa, mercurycapsule
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Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval
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- 15 favorites
- 69,355 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2019-05-16
- Tags: gordocooper, gordoncooper, helicopters, ma9, projectmercury, recovery, splashdown
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Project Mercury Retro and Posigrade Package
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- 0 comments
- 16 favorites
- 63,523 views
- Date taken: 1960-09-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-09-16
- Tags: projectmercury, retrorocket, reentry, heatshield, lewisresearchcenter
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Little Joe Launch Vehicle
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- 0 comments
- 45 favorites
- 61,033 views
- Date taken: 1959-11-04 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-11-04
- Tags: langleywallopsisland, littlejoelaunchvehicle, projectmercury, rocket
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Little Joe 5B Launch
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- 0 comments
- 44 favorites
- 60,586 views
- Date taken: 1961-04-28 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-28
- Tags: littlejoe, wallops, launch, projectmercury
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Mercury Space Capsule
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- 0 comments
- 23 favorites
- 58,869 views
- Date taken: 1959-01-22 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-01-22
- Tags: fullscaletunnel, projectmercury, spacecapsule, langley, naca
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Shepard Hoisted from Mercury Capsule
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- 29 favorites
- 54,953 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-05
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, helicopter, projectmercury, splashdown, usslakechamplain
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Alan Shepard
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- 0 comments
- 22 favorites
- 50,620 views
- Date taken: 1961-04-29 01:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-04-29
- Tags: alanshepard, mr3, projectmercury, redstone, mercuryredstone3, freedom7, freedom7capsule, freedom7launch, astronaut
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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr.
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- 29 favorites
- 47,777 views
- Date taken: 1960
- Date uploaded: 2025-01-01
- Tags: centrifuge, alanshepard, astronaut, astronauttraining, mercurysevenastronaut, projectmercury
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Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
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- 0 comments
- 30 favorites
- 47,281 views
- Date taken: 1961-07-21 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2015-04-03
- Tags: gusgrissom, libertybell7, projectmercury, redstone, ussrandolph, virgilgrissom
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Cooper Egressing Faith 7
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- 0 comments
- 15 favorites
- 46,720 views
- Date taken: 1963-05-16 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2025-05-16
- Tags: faith7, gordocooper, gordoncooper, projectmercury, usskearsarge
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Mercury suit components
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- 0 comments
- 28 favorites
- 34,715 views
- Date taken: 2008-06-24 14:00:50
- Date uploaded: 2010-11-01
- Tags: projectmercury, spacesuit, helmet, gloves, boots
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Ham Retreival
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- 0 comments
- 12 favorites
- 29,094 views
- Date taken: 1961-01-31 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-07
- Tags: chimpanzee, ham, mr2retrieval, projectmercury, spacechimp
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Ham Checks Out Equipment
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- 10 favorites
- 25,742 views
- Date taken: 1961-01-23 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-07
- Tags: chimpanzee, ham, projectmercury, spacechimp
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Ham
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- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 24,442 views
- Date taken: 1961-01-31 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-07
- Tags: chimpanzee, ham, projectmercury, spacechimp
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Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Prepares to Test Gravitational Stress
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- 54 favorites
- 24,302 views
- Date taken: 1960
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-27
- Tags: training, projectmercury, walterschirra, astronaut
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Astronaut Escape Testing
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- 0 comments
- 2 favorites
- 23,980 views
- Date taken: 1961-04-29 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-07
- Tags: cherrypicker, mr3, projectmercury
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Shepard Hoisted into Recovery Helicopter
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- 54 favorites
- 5,766 views
- Date taken: 1961-05-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2015-01-30
- Tags: alanshepard, freedom7, freedom7capsule, helicopterrecovery, recovery, mr3, projectmercury, mercuryredstone3
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