Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. Film type was 70mm ANSCO. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury IV
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More
Mercury Atlas IV mission - Launch pad
The original caption reads: View taken from the launch pad prior to the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - blurred Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Blurred Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag number or frame number are visible at the top right and center ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - blurred overexposed Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Blurred and overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken w... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project
The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More
Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.
The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More
John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule
(February 20, 1962) Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit fo... More
John Glenn With T.J. O'Malley and Paul Donnelly in Front of Friendship...
(January 24, 1962) Grouped together with astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., beside "Friendship 7" spacecraft are left to right: T.J. O'Malley, chief test conductor for General Dynamics; Glenn; and Paul Donnelly. ..I... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: ... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset
The original caption reads: Orbital sunset photograph taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset
The original caption reads: Orbital sunset photograph taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM... More
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Earth observations
The original caption reads: Earth observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM CN. Mercury VI
Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank
The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Blank - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frame taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN. ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - underexposed Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Underexposed Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth O... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative, 35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM CN. Mercury VII
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - overexposed Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: ... More
Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations
The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More
John Glenn and Scott Carpenter discuss flight plan for MA-7
S62-02830 (1962) --- Astronauts John Glenn (left) and Scott Carpenter go over the flight plan for MA-7 mission. (62-MA7-63) Photo credit: NASA
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress traini...
S62-05161 (1962) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. participates in Mercury water egress training. He is wearing a snorkel and holding a camera for underwater photography. Photo credit: NASA
Mercury VIII imagery - western horizon over South America
The original caption reads: View of the Western horizon over South America taken during the sixth orbit pass of the Mercury-Atlas 8 spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII
Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view
The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth view taken during the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII
Horizon photo of Western horizon over South America - sixth orbit pass...
S62-06607 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Western horizon over South America taken during the sixth orbit pass of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission by astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. with a hand-held camera. Photo credit: NASA
Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view
The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth view taken during the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII
Astronaut Gordon Cooper - Mercury Project
Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9 mission, the last flight of the Mercury Project, was launched on May 15, 1963, orbited the Earth 22 t... More
MERCURY ASTRONAUTS - ATLAS - AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE
S62-02704 (1959) --- The original Mercury astronauts are pictured around a table admiring an Atlas model. Standing, left to right, are Alan B. Shepard Jr., Walter M. Schirra Jr., and John H. Glenn Jr.; sitting,... More
Scott Carpenter in Mercury pressure suit
S64-36908 (1962) --- Portrait view of astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, wearing Mercury pressure suit, posing for pictures during astronaut training at the Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo credit: NASA
Project Mercury - Monument, NASA Mercury project
S66-59963 (9 Nov. 1966) --- Monument at Pad 14 honoring Project Mercury. The Arabic number seven represents the seven original astronauts. The other figure is the astronomical symbol of the Planet Mercury. In b... More
ION THRUSTER TEST FROZEN MERCURY TARGET IN TANK 5N ELECTRIC PROPULSION...
The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 3/11/1974 Photographer: PAUL RIEDEL Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 301 Location Room: TANK 5 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities... More
Lobate Scarps within the Hummocky Plains East of Caloris Basin
This image, from NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, shows that several west-facing lobate scarps occur in the hummocky plains interpreted as Caloris ejecta. NASA/JPL/Northwestern University
Smooth Volcanic Plains - Mercury Mariner 10 Image
This image, from NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, shows plains filling this basin are uniformly brighter and slightly redder than the surrounding cratered terrain. NASA/JPL/Northwestern University
Mercury Caloris Basin - Mercury Mariner 10 Image
This computer photomosaic is of the Caloris Basin, the largest basin on Mercury. NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft imaged the region during its initial flyby of the planet after its launch in 1974. NASA/JPL
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former Kennedy Space Center directors Forrest M...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former Kennedy Space Center directors Forrest McCartney and Roy Bridges join Annie Glenn, astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a luncheon Feb. 17, 2012, celeb... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, left, prepares to ride i...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Gle... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to r...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to remarks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with John Glenn's MA-6 mis... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, center, pre...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, center, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut Wally Schirra is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a p... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut John Glenn Jr. is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn tours the Vehicle Assembly Building...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn tours the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Glenn is at the space center to mark the 50th anniversary of being the first American astronaut ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, actor and Ma...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, actor and Master of Ceremonies Lance Henriksen (at podium) introduces four newly inducted Space Shuttle astronauts to the audience at their induction ce... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts, John Glenn, left, and Scot...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts, John Glenn, left, and Scott Carpenter, talk to Mercury Project workers and other guests in the Astronaut Encounter Theater at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, left, prepa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which b... More