Astronaut Gordon Cooper with Management Team at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Dublin Core
Title
Astronaut Gordon Cooper with Management Team at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Alternative Title
Astronaut Cooper at Launch Complex 14 with Management Team
Subject
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Astronauts--United States
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Description
In the first photograph, astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), pictured in the center, standing with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) managers on the right and contractor managers on the left. Then men are pictured in front of the unassembled Mercury-Atlas vehicle at the launch site at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. B. G. MacNabb, General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations, is standing on the far left.
When the Mercury 7 astronauts, such as Cooper, visited the launch site, they wore distinctively colored helmets so that they could be identified at a distance. Cooper, on such a visit before his flight, is viewing the unerected Atlas rocket from the gantry in the second photograph. The Atlas was America's first rocket capable of lifting a man into orbit. Faith 7's Atlas booster eventually lifted it into orbit, allowing Cooper to circle the Earth 22.5 times.
When the Mercury 7 astronauts, such as Cooper, visited the launch site, they wore distinctively colored helmets so that they could be identified at a distance. Cooper, on such a visit before his flight, is viewing the unerected Atlas rocket from the gantry in the second photograph. The Atlas was America's first rocket capable of lifting a man into orbit. Faith 7's Atlas booster eventually lifted it into orbit, allowing Cooper to circle the Earth 22.5 times.
Source
Original black and white photographic print, April 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Date Created
ca. 1963-04
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, April 1963.
Is Part Of
Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
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Medium
4 color photographic prints
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"Project Mercury Overview." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm.
Transcript
B. G. MAC NABB[?] [illegible] G. COOPER NASA [illegible] C. FOWLER
GD
GENERAL DYNAMICS
ASTRONAUTICS
GENERAL DYNAMICS
ASTRONAUTICS
POD ACCSS
PILOT[?] GYROSCOPE[?[ GROUP[?]
PILOT[?] GYROSCOPE[?[ GROUP[?]
UNITED STATES
Collection
Citation
“Astronaut Gordon Cooper with Management Team at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14,” RICHES, accessed December 7, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4992.