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…
Mercury Capsule undergoes testing in the White Room of Hangar S.
The first 26 meter antenna for the Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) was operational. This antenna in Fairbanks,…
President John F. Kennedy tours Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where spacecraft for Project Mercury undergo preflight…
Following ceremonies at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Hangar S, astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. describes his Friendship 7 Mercury…
Astronaut John Glenn Jr. speaks after being honored by President John F. Kennedy following Glenn’s historic three-orbit flight, Mercury-Atlas 6.
