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[Mercury Redstone 4] THE ILL-FATED LIBERTY BELL 7 PREPARED FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE SECOND U.S. SPACE MISSION NASA, July 1961
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche€400 - €600
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[Mercury Redstone 4] THE ILL-FATED LIBERTY BELL 7 PREPARED FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE SECOND U.S. SPACE MISSION
NASA, July 1961
Printed 1961.
Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image S-61-2852].
Numbered "NASA S-61-2852" in black in the top margin, with NASA caption on the reverse (issued by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in).
Historical context
This photograph shows the Liberty Bell 7 capsule mounted atop the Redstone Rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, ready for the United States' second crewed space mission as part of NASA's Mercury program. The sleek Redstone Rocket, marked by its iconic "UNITED STATES" lettering, stands tall against the bright sky, a testament to the country's commitment to pushing the boundaries of human exploration during the Space Race.
Printed 1961.
Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image S-61-2852].
Numbered "NASA S-61-2852" in black in the top margin, with NASA caption on the reverse (issued by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in).
Historical context
This photograph shows the Liberty Bell 7 capsule mounted atop the Redstone Rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, ready for the United States' second crewed space mission as part of NASA's Mercury program. The sleek Redstone Rocket, marked by its iconic "UNITED STATES" lettering, stands tall against the bright sky, a testament to the country's commitment to pushing the boundaries of human exploration during the Space Race.
Footnotes
[NASA caption] Standing by in the launch area during the countdown of the MR-4 will be an Army M-113 personnel carrier, seen at the base of the rocket. If it becomes necessary for the pilot to be removed from the spacecraft in the final minutes of the count, the "cherry picker" would deliver him to the personnel carrier which would carry him out of the area.
(NASA PHOTO)
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