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M2-F1 Lands Hard on Rogers Dry Lake
M2-F1 Lands Hard on Rogers Dry Lake

The M2-F1 following a hard landing on Rogers Dry Lake in 1963. It hit the lakebed so hard the rolling…

December 1963 – Deep Space Network (DSN) Established
December 1963 – Deep Space Network (DSN) Established

The Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. William H. Pickering, sent a memo to his senior staff, redefining responsibilities…

October 1963 – Frequency Band Allocations Assigned
October 1963 – Frequency Band Allocations Assigned

NASA members represented the United States delegation at the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference (EARC) to Allocate Frequency Bands for Space…

Cooper Heads for Pad 14
Cooper Heads for Pad 14

Gordon Cooper leaves Hanger S for Launch Pad 14.

Space Suit Tests
Space Suit Tests

Gordon Cooper undergoes suit pressurization tests in the crew quarters of Hanger S.

Flight Simulation Complete
Flight Simulation Complete

Gordon Cooper, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, leaves Hanger S after completing the day's simulated flight tests.

Cooper Stands Beside His Spacecraft During Preflight Testing
Cooper Stands Beside His Spacecraft During Preflight Testing

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, stands fully suited beside his spacecraft during preflight…

Gordon Cooper Completes Altitude Chamber Tests
Gordon Cooper Completes Altitude Chamber Tests

Gordon Cooper leaves the Hangar S altitude chamber following a five-Hour training session.

Schirra Leaves Hangar S for the Pad
Schirra Leaves Hangar S for the Pad

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, leaves Hanger "S" at Cape Canaveral on…

Schirra Goes Through a Suiting-Up Exercise in Hargar S
Schirra Goes Through a Suiting-Up Exercise in Hargar S

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Earth-orbital spaceflight, goes through a suiting-up exercise in Hanger…