Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., suited with hose to suit ventilation unit attached, during altitude chamber test.
Donning a spacesuit for the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission, astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom chats with spaceflight equipment specialist Joe…
Project Mercury pressure suit specialist Joseph W. Schmitt adjusts a respirometer attached to the helmet of astronaut Virgil I. Grissom…
Project Mercury Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, primary pilot for the Mercury-Redstone 4 manned space flight known as Liberty Bell 7,…
Astronaut Gus Grissom relaxes in his quarters at Cape Canaveral before his flight.
Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, assisted by McDonnell technicians, leaves Mercury spacecraft, dubbed Liberty Bell 7, following simulated…
Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, assisted by McDonnell technicians, leaves Mercury spacecraft, dubbed Liberty Bell 7, following simulated…
The Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN) was completed with 18 ground tracking stations and two ships in the Atlantic and…
The Deep Space Network’s third 26 meter antenna near Johannesburg, South Africa was completed. The station was favored because it…
Spacesuit Test for Alan Shepard
