Set of 5 photos from astronaut Walter Schirra’s Mercury-Atla - Lot 34

Set of 5 photos from astronaut Walter Schirra’s Mercury-Atlas 8 mission -2 photos of Cooper helping his fellow astronaut Walter Schirra into the Mercury Sigma-7 capsule on the day of the Mercury-Atlas 8 launch, October 3, 1962: Gordon Cooper was, in fact, the backup astronaut for this mission. Vintage NASA black-and-white prints (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the numbers 62-MA8-99 and 62-MA8-105. -1 photo of astronaut Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra’s backup, being helped by a technician to adjust his boots. He stands ready to replace his colleague on launch day, should any problems arise. Vintage black-and-white NASA print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 62-MA8-6. -2 photos of astronaut Gordon Cooper in a spacesuit (Walter Schirra’s backup), training for the Mercury Atlas 8 flight. Vintage NASA-USAF black-and-white prints (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the numbers LOC 62-7512 and LOC 62-7388. MERCURY MISSIONS - The first U.S. manned space program: Six flights took place between May 5, 1961, and May 15, 1963: -Alan Shepard (first American in space): May 5, 1961 -Gus Grissom, Mercury Redstone-4 mission (July 21, 1961) -John Glenn, Mercury Atlas-6 mission (February 20, 1962) -Scott Carpenter, Mercury Atlas-7 mission (May 24, 1962) -Walter Schirra, Mercury Atlas-8 mission (October 3, 1962) -Gordon Cooper, Mercury Atlas-9 mission (May 15, 1963)