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34 - Set of 5 photographs from astronaut Walter Schirra’s Mercury…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Set of 5 photographs from astronaut Walter Schirra’s Mercury-Atlas 8 mission - 2 photographs of Cooper helping his fellow astronaut Walter Schirra into the Mercury Sigma-7 capsule on the day of the Mercury-Atlas 8 launch, 3 October 1962: Gordon Cooper was in fact the backup astronaut for this mission. Original NASA black-and-white prints (20cm x 25cm) with captions on the reverse, bearing the numbers 62-MA8-99 and 62-MA8-105. -1 photograph of astronaut Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra’s backup, being helped to adjust his boots by a technician. He stands ready to replace his colleague on launch day, should any problems arise. Vintage black-and-white NASA print (20cm x 25cm) captioned on the reverse, bearing the number 62-MA8-6. -2 photographs of astronaut Gordon Cooper in a spacesuit (Walter Schirra’s backup), training for the Mercury Atlas 8 flight. Vintage NASA-USAF black-and-white prints (20cm x 25cm) captioned on the reverse, bearing the numbers LOC 62-7512 and LOC 62-7388. MERCURY MISSIONS – the first American manned space programme: six flights took place between 5 May 1961 and 15 May 1963: -Alan Shepard (the first American in space): 5 May 1961 -Gus Grissom, Mercury Redstone-4 mission (21 July 1961) -John Glenn, Mercury Atlas-6 mission (20 February 1962) -Scott Carpenter, Mercury Atlas-7 mission (24 May 1962) -Walter Schirra, Mercury Atlas-8 mission (3 October 1962) -Gordon Cooper, Mercury Atlas-9 mission (15 May 1963)
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About the sale SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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