MERCURY-ATLAS 9 — Part 6 | The Archive Project

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Description

Summary: Coverage of Atlas 130D from the factory to launch of Mercury-Atlas 9 with Maj L. Gordon Cooper as passenger in Mercury capsule. (Shot list to follow.) 1) Scenes of Maj Cooper at Atlas 130D acceptance conference and roll-out ceremonies. 2) Shows checkout of Atlas 130D in hangar at Cape Canaveral. 3) Erection of Atlas 130D onto launch pad. 4) Maj Cooper getting into Mercury capsule. 5) Scenes of technicians in Project Mercury launch control room. 6) Footage from two tracking cameras of launch and programmed flight of Mercury-Atlas 9, 15 May 1963. 7) Footage from two static cameras of Mercury-Atlas 9 launch. Good (Basic: Master Ektachrome)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities

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Date

1963-01-01

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TRT

3:57

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