Orig Astronaut JOHN GLENN NASA TRAINING pre Launch 2 1/4" Sq NEGATIVE MERCURY 7

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ORIGINAL JOHN GLENN NASA ASTRONAUT PRE-LAUNCH TRAINING ERA PRE 2 1/4" SQUARE B & W NEGATIVE - MERCURY 7 PROGRAM - UPON ARRIVING ON A NASA MULTI-PROP
PLANE - W/ COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER W/ ARRIFLEX 16mm CAMERA
& NAGRA AUDIO TAPE DECK
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration came into being on October 1, 1958. NASA announced the seven Project Mercury Astronauts on April 9, 1959, only six months later. These astronauts included Walter H. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., Scott Carpenter, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Gus Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper.
The Mercury program represented NASA's first human spaceflight program, with the aim to see if humans could function effectively in space for a few minutes or hours at a time. NASA's first seven astronauts, the Mercury 7, were chosen in 1959.
Read on to meet NASA's first star travelers, the pioneering astronauts who became the first Americans in space.
Alan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961.
Ten years later, Shepard would leave Earth's atmosphere again to become the fifth man to walk on the moon — and the first one to play golf there.
In 1959, John Glenn was selected as a Project Mercury astronaut.
On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn blasted into space aboard Mercury's Friendship 7 capsule, then traveled around the planet three times, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn made history again when, at the age of 77, he became the oldest person to travel in space.
Gus Grissom Virgil "Gus" Grissom was a NASA astronaut who flew twice in space and was selected to command the first Apollo manned mission as well.
Scott Carpenter was one of the first seven astronauts selected by NASA. He flew only once in space before shifting his attention to underwater activities for much of his remaining career.
Some sources say he was not allowed to fly in space again after overshooting his re-entry target by about 250 miles (400 km).
Gordon Cooper was a NASA astronaut who flew twice in space, during the Mercury and Gemini programs.
On his last flight, Gemini 5, Cooper and crewmate Pete Conrad set what was then a world endurance record of the time of 190 hours 56 minutes.
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon.
Walter "Wally" Schirra was the only astronaut who flew in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
Named as one of NASA's "Original Seven" Mercury astronauts in 1959, he remained an astronaut long enough to fly the first manned mission of the Apollo command module that eventually ferried crews to and from the moon. He also sat through a pad abort during the Gemini program.
Original 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" square black and white negative of JOHN GLENN as shown.
No positive print is sold with this negative; JUST THE NEGATIVE IS BEING SOLD - as no prints were found with this particular negative.
Please disregard slight graininess that may or may not be apparent, as we shot this image off of a light box and did not scan the image on a scanner.
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ot a reproduction.  Wear is consistent with age and use. Please see all photos as they are part of the description.
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