Unidentified Photographer

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Astronaut Scott Carpenter standing in front of a Project Mercury tracking antenna, Mercury-Atlas 7, May 1962. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with an 'EKC' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.0 x 18.9 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, wearing a Mercury pressure suit, was the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission. Carpenter made America's second manned Earth-orbital spaceflight on May 24, 1962. This photograph was taken at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during MA-7 preflight training activities.
Estimate $300-500


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