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The Mercury Seven astronauts, 1959. Artist: Unknown

The Mercury Seven astronauts, 1959. Artist: Unknown

1-154-934 - NASA/Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

The Mercury Seven astronauts, 1959. A group photo in spacesuits of the seven test pilots chosen in April 1959 to participate in Project Mercury, NASA's manned space project. The astronauts are: (front row, left to right) Walter Schirra, Donald Slayton, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, (back row, left to right) Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom and Gordon Cooper.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Gordon Cooper: American: Astronaut, aerospace engineer, test pilot
  2. Donald Slayton: American: Astronaut
  3. Walter Schirra: American: Astronaut
  4. John Glenn: American: Astronaut
  5. Scott Carpenter: American: Astronaut
  6. Alan Shepard: American: Astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman
  7. Gus Grissom: American: Astronaut
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

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Artistic Representations Portraits

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3655x4774
File Size : 51,121kb

Aliases

  1. SPA/C000297
  1. 0460000039
  1. 1-154-934
  1. 1154934
  1. 39
  1. SPA/C000297
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