IMAGE 800_899\806.Lbm,Gordon Cooper, suited up for space, checks the fit of the couch that will be installed in his Mercury capsule.
IMAGE 700_799\791.Lbm,Mercury 9/Atlas launch vehicle on the pad at Complex 14 just before lift-off on May 15, 1963. In the Mercury capsule, Faith 7, Gordon Cooper was to spend over 34 hours in space.
IMAGE 1600_99\672.Lbm,Gordon Cooper in the Faith 7 Mercury capsule starts his flight into space, where he will remain for a record-breaking (for the USA) 34 hours.