Launch and separation of Atlas vehicle from Aurora 7; Scott Carpenter arriving on Pad 14 to board the spacecraft; Mission Control during the orbital flight, May 24, 1962
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ID 468753 
Lot 43  | Launch and separation of Atlas vehicle from Aurora 7; Scott Carpenter arriving on Pad 14 to board the spacecraft; Mission Control during the orbital flight, May 24, 1962
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500 
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Scott Carpenter arriving on Pad 14 to board his spacecraft
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.6 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ captions numbered “62-MA7-92” and “62-MA7-96” on the versos
43 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Scott Carpenter looking inside the Aurora spacecraft before launch
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption on the verso, numbered “NASA S-62-2845” in black in top margin
43 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Launch of the Atlas rocket carrying Scott Carpenter to Earth orbit
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962, 000:00:01 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso (indicating the print was made in 1962-1963), numbered “NASA S-62-2849” in black in top margin
43 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
TV telescope tracking camera sequence showing separation of Atlas launch vehicle from Aurora 7 spacecraft
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962, 000:02:16 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered 62- MA-7-111” on the verso
43 e
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Astronaut and Capsule Communicator (Capcom) Gus Grissom at his console in Mercury Control Center during Carpenter’s orbital flight
Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “62- MA-7-104” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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