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Project Mercury Astronauts

Ralph Morse1960

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Project Mercury astronauts (top L-R) Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom & Leroy Cooper; (bottom L-R) Walter Schirra, Donald Slayton, John Glenn, & Malcolm Carpenter in group portrait.

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Title: Project Mercury Astronauts
Date: 1960
Location: Houston, TX, US
Physical Dimensions: COLOR TRANSPARENCY
Subject Keywords: John H. Jr. Glenn, Leroy G. Cooper, Space, Personnel, Walter M. Schirra, Donald K. Slayton, American, Malcolm S. Carpenter, Groups, 20Th Century Select, Alan B. Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom, Special Collections, 1960s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Ralph Morse
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5735765
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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