i. Mercury-Atlas 7; Aurora 7 spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 24 May, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS12-49-7278' in black on right margin on recto

ii. AS-101; SA-6 lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 28, 1964
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, trimmed to 19.1 x 22.9cm (7¹⁄₂ x 9in.), with NASA MSFC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on verso

iii. Gemini-Titan III lifts off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, March 23, 1965
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

iv. Gemini-Titan IV lifts off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, June 3, 1965
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S-65-29635' in red in right margin recto, with NASA MSC caption and 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks verso

v. Apollo Launch Escape Vehicle BP-23A lifts off from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, June 29, 1965.
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption and 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks verso

vi. Uncrewed, sub-orbital test flight AS -202 lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 25 August 1966
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'SM 478110' on verso

vii. NASA SATURN; Gas converter building & piping to Launch Area, Pad 37, Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 26, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with caption on verso

viii. NASA SATURN; Aerial photo of LH2 and RP-1 fuel area, Pad 37, Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 26, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with caption on verso

ix. Mercury-Atlas 7; Portrait of second US man in orbit Scott Carpenter, at the Mercury Control Center, Florida, May 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S-62-1560' in black on top margin on recto

x. Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and his spacecraft Faith 7 are hoisted aboard the USS Kearsarge after his receovery from the Pacific Ocean, May 16, 1963
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S-63-7885' in black on top margin recto, with NASA caption on verso

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As pilot of the spacecraft Aurora 7, astronaut Scott Carpenter (see photo ix.) was the sixth human ever to fly in space. The flight performed 3 orbits of the earth, launching at 7:45:16 EST (see photo i.) with over 4.5 hours of weightlessness. The mission objective - to corroborate man in orbit - was considered a resounding success, with NASA delcaring the performance of the spacecraft and launch vehicle to be 'excellent in nearly every respect'.