The Mercury MA-9 mission was the sixth and final mission of - Lot 35

The Mercury MA-9 mission was the sixth and final mission of the Mercury program. It was piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper. The launch took place on May 15, 1963, and the return to Earth occurred on May 16. Set of 6 black-and-white photos of Gordon Cooper taken 4 days before his launch: - 2 photos with NASA staff (vintage NASA black-and-white prints (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, numbered 63-MA-106 and 63-MA-107). - 1 photo of the astronaut preparing to undergo endurance tests in a centrifuge. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 63-MA9-38. - 1 photograph of Cooper on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, in front of the Atlas rocket. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 63-MA-49. - 1 portrait of the astronaut during a briefing. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 63-MA9-105. -1 photo of Cooper, deep in thought, in the Mercury control room. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 63-MA9-99. 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)