Mercury astronauts L. Gordon Cooper, left, and Wally Schirra check MA-8 spacecraft in the Hangar S white room at Cape…
A Mercury spacecraft is moved into the altitude chamber inside Hangar S.
Personnel in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Florida, prepare Wally Schirra's Mercury 8 capsule nicknamed "Sigma 7" for delivery to…
President Kennedy signed the Communications Satellite Act which created the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat). The law also committed the US…
Mariner 2 was launched a month after Mariner 1 veered off course right after launch. NASA's first interplanetary program was…
Scott Carpenter is fully suited and is having his gloves adjusted
In the crew quarters of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, John Glenn (left) makes last minute preparations…
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) flight, is seen in Hanger S crew quarters during…
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) flight, is seen in Hanger S crew quarters during…
The Mercury spacecraft and launch escape tower for the upcoming Mercury Atlas-7 mission undergo preflight processing in Hangar S at…
