#ma-9

Artwork of the RF signal blackout on tracking and communication while the Mercury capsule re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

Remastered from "The Space World Magazine" July 1962 by Dan Beaumont.

"The launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 at 8:04 a.m. (EST) carrying astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot. Astronaut Cooper made 22 orbits in 34 hours and 19 minutes, in the spacecraft designated the 'Faith 7'."

Date: May 15, 1963

"Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Earth-orbital space mission, is assisted into his 'Faith 7' Mercury spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown. MA-9 was launched on May 15, 1963, and the flight lasted for 34 hours and 20 minutes."

Date: May 15, 1963.

"Recovery Force personnel bring the Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraft aboard USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) following its successful flight into space. Pilot inside the spacecraft is astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr."

Date: May 16, 1963

Press photo of Mercury-Atlas 9 Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr.

Date: September 25, 1962

"Aerial view of Launch Complex 14 with Missile Row visible to the right. Mercury-Atlas 9, visible on Pad 14, was being prepared to carry astronaut Gordon Cooper for the fourth manned orbital mission."

Date: May 7, 1963

"The crew of the U.S.S. KEARSARGE spell out the words 'Mercury 9' on the ship's flight deck while on the way to the recovery area where astronaut Gordon Cooper is expected to splash down in his 'Faith 7' Mercury space capsule."

Date: May 15, 1963

"Mercury-Atlas 9 stands on pad 14 at Cape Canaveral ready for launch. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, two and one half hours after Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper was inserted into the spacecraft named 'Faith 7'."

Date: May 15, 1963