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Mercury Project

NASA / MSFC · 1963-05-15 · photograph (digital archive)

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Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9 mission, the last flight of the Mercury Project, was launched on May 15, 1963, orbited the Earth 22 times, and lasted for 1-1/2 days.

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Gordon CooperFaith 7MA-9 mission
Credit lineMercury Project. NASA/MSFC, 1963-05-15. Public domain. ID: 6413217.
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