Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., has a smile for the recovery crew of the U.S.S.Kearsarge, after he is on board from a successful 22 orbit mission of the Earth in his Mercury spacecraft "Faith 7." Cooper is still sitting in his capsule, with his helmet off.
NASA
1963-05-16
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