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Space History Photo: Failed Attempt to Recover Liberty Bell 7
A helicopter attempt to empty sea water from the Liberty Bell 7 fails.
Space History Photo: 'Spider' Over The Ocean
The Apollo 9 Lunar Module is seen from the command module during the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission.
Space History Photos: Astronaut John Glenn in a State of Weightlessness During Friendship
During the Friendship 7 mission, John Glenn experiences weightlessness.
Space History Photo: Alfred J. Eggers
The former NASA Assistant Administrator for Policy and former Assistant Director for Research Applications at the National Science Foundation came to NACA in 1944.
Space History Photo: Mercury Spacecraft Boilerplate
Langley technicians manufacture the Boilerplate Mercury spacecraft.
Space History Photo: Ed White Performs First US Spacewalk
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, floats in space during America’s first spacewalk.
Space History Photo: John Glenn in the Mercury Procedures Trainer
John Glenn runs through training exercises.
Space History Photo: Cooper Inside Faith 7 After Hatch is Blown
This astronaut has a big smile after his orbit mission in Faith 7.
Space History Photo: MA-1 Capsule Reassembled After Explosion
NASA engineers reassembled the MA-1 Capsule to determine what caused the explosion.
Space History Photo: Carr and Pogue in Skylab
Two astronauts humorously demonstrate zero-gravity during the Skylab 4 mission.
Space History Photo: Gemini 4 Recovery with Green Marker Dye
The Gemini 4 spacecraft awaits recovery with the green marker dye coloring the ocean water.
Space History Photo: Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft
Astronauts in the C-131 "vomit comet" simulate weightless flight.
Space History Photo: Sam the Monkey After His Ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft
After his ride in the Little Joe 2 Spacecraft, Sam the Monkey is safely aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Space History Photo: Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
The Mercury pilot, flanked by military medical officers, is on the U.S.S. Randolph.
Space History Photo: White Earth Limb
Astronaut Ed White floats in space with an earth limb in the background.
Space History Photo: Molded Astronaut Couches
The astronauts' molded couches lean against NASA's model shop wall.
Space History Photo: Cooper and Capsule on Deck
The Faith 7 Mercury Space Capsule is brought on board with Cooper still inside.
Space History Photo: Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961.
Space History Photo: Navy Frogmen Swim to Spacecraft to Begin Retrieval
Deployed from the hovering helicopter, the U.S. Navy frogmen make contact with the astronaut waiting inside.
Space History Photo: Glenn Suits-Up for Launch
Astronaut John Glenn dresses in his silver Mercury pressure suit preparing for his first orbit around Earth.
Space History Photo: Little Joe Launch Vehicle
Little Joe's launch vehicle was launched for the first time on Oct. 4, 1959.
Space History Photo: Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule
Jerrie Cobb, who was part of the FLATs program, poses next to the Mercury space capsule.
Space History Photo: Ed White First American Spacewalker
Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go.
