Set of 2 photos of Gordon Cooper during training. - Lot 36

Set of 2 photos of Gordon Cooper during training. - 1 photo of Cooper in a spacesuit 4 days before his launch. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, numbered 63-MA9-65. -1 photo of Cooper placing a camera in his capsule, used during the mission. Vintage black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, unnumbered. MERCURY MISSIONS - 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)