Astronaut Gus Grissom relaxes in his quarters at Cape Canaveral before his flight.
Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, assisted by McDonnell technicians, leaves Mercury spacecraft, dubbed Liberty Bell 7, following simulated…
Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, assisted by McDonnell technicians, leaves Mercury spacecraft, dubbed Liberty Bell 7, following simulated…
The Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) was completed with 18 ground tracking stations and two ships in the Atlantic and…
The Deep Space Network’s third 26 meter antenna near Johannesburg, South Africa was completed. The station was favored because it…
Spacesuit Test for Alan Shepard
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in flight couch for final check before insertion into capsule for his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3)…
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is being assisted by a technician in getting into his space suit at 2:45 a.m. this…
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is being helped into the lower half of his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3…
Astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn at breakfast before Shepard’s Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spaceflight.
