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All are 10 by 8 inches in black and white with printed NASA text on verso. A) Five Mercury Atlas 7 photographs, three featuring Scott Carpenter in his space suit and helmet during training activities. One close-up of his Aurora 7 spacecraft on the launch pad and one the Mercury Atlas 7 launch. Each SIGNED by SCOTT CARPENTER. B) Four Mercury Atlas 8 photographs, two featuring Wally Schirra in his space suit and helmet during training activities. One close-up as he enters his Sigma 7 spacecraft on launch morning assisted by Gordon Cooper and one of the Mercury Atlas 8 launch. Each SIGNED by WALLY SCHIRRA. C) Six Mercury Atlas 9 photographs, three featuring Gordon Cooper in his space suit during training activities including one working with John Glenn. One of his Mercury Atlas 9 and the spacecraft Faith 7 on the launch pad, one the Mercury Atlas 9 launch, and one of Cooper on the recovery ship after his flight. Each SIGNED by GORDON COOPER. Related lots: 57, 61, 73, 74, 84, 85