1961-1962 NASA Project Mercury 7 Astronauts in spacesuits, historical 4” x 5” black & white gloss, silver tint gelatin, publicity photograph. Image is portrait of the first group of astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury in 1959. Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. “Deke” Slayton.
Photos were provided by NASA’s Public Affairs Office (PAO), for Astronauts personal use, events, and mailings, as volume of fan requests for autographs and photos during this time was ridiculously high, due to their celebrity, popularity, and rock star status! Please note signatures are auto-pen or facsimile, and not hand-signed.
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