Chimpanzee Enos, NASA Mercury project
Date December 18, 1961.Description: Chimpanzee Enos pictured wearing a space suit and wrist tethers...Enos became the first chimp to orbit the earth on November 29, 1961, aboard a Mercury Atlas rocket. Althoug... More
Meet Chimpanzee Enos, NASA Mercury project
Date December 21, 1961 .Description: Chimpanzee Enos with handler before Mercury-Atlas 5 flight...Enos became the first chimp to orbit the earth on November 29, 1961, aboard a Mercury Atlas rocket. Although the... More
Chimpanzee Enos in a Space Suit
Date December 18, 1961.Description: Chimpanzee Enos pictured wearing a space suit and lying in his flight couch as a handler holds his hands. He is being prepared for insertion into the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule... More
Carpenter Launch, NASA Mercury project
Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 Mercury Atlas rocket lifts off from Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 24, 1962...Image # : S62-05531
Launch of Friendship 7, NASA Mercury project
Full Description: (February 20, 1962) Launch of Friendship 7, the first American manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn aboard, the Mercury-Atlas rocket is launched from Pad 14...Image # : 62PC-0011
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. enters his Mercury...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. enters his Mercury capsule, "Friendship 7," as he prepares for launch of the Mercury-Atlas rocket. On February 20, 1962, Glenn lifted off into space aboard hi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of Friendship 7, the first manned orbit...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of Friendship 7, the first manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn aboard, the Mercury-Atlas rocket is launched from Pad 14. Photo credit: NASA
Mercury-Atlas Rocket on the Launch Pad
Pre-launch test of the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA9) on Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida...Image # : 63C-1417 .May 14, 1963
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Rocket Garden at the KSC Visitor Co...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Rocket Garden at the KSC Visitor Complex features eight authentic rockets from the past, including a Mercury-Atlas rocket. The garden also features a climb-in Mercury, Gemino... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – This aerial view shows the Rocket Garden ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – This aerial view shows the Rocket Garden at the KSC Visitor Complex. A hallmark of the Complex, the display features eight authentic rockets from the past and a Mercury-Atlas rocke... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An aerial view shows the entire Kennedy Space C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An aerial view shows the entire Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. In the foreground at left are a full-size orbiter replica, the "Explorer," which allows guests to picture... More