Unidentified Photographer

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Four photographs depicting Gordon Cooper's rendezvous with the Atlas rocket for his ride through space, Mercury-Atlas 9, May 15, 1963. NASA HQ and MSC captions on the verso, one numbered 'NASA S-63-6336' in black on the recto u.r. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Scattered minor handling crimps.

N.B. Gordon Cooper set out from his living quarters at Hangar "S" and walked pass the waiting press to the elevator which was to take him for a rendezvous with a rocket and a flight around the world 22 times through space (NASA captions).
Estimate $400-600


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