Atlas 130D missile at San Diego plant in United States. Atlas 130D on a transporter. It rolls out of San Diego plant. Astronaut Major Leroy Gordon Cooper places a mercury seal on the missile and signs a declaration, in advance of NASA Mercury Atlas MA-9 flight. Hand written remarks read 'Launch this way, Gordan Cooper pilot,OK, C Flower TC'. Major Leroy Gordon Cooper and military personnel stand at the side of Atlas 130D.
President John F. Kennedy in United States. The President speaks. Men take pictures. Astronauts Shepard and Schirra, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and James E. Webb stand around Kennedy. NASA ( National Aeronautics and Space Administration) administrator in background. Astronaut Grissom; Vice President Johnson; Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Major Cooper's family including his mother present. Scenes of President Kennedy pinning NASA distinguished service medal on Major Gordon Cooper after his successful flight in Faith 7 capsule for NASA Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission.
News report on a White House ceremony in United States. President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Johnson present awards to astronaut Cooper and NASA, Air Force and Navy officials involved in NASA Mercury-Atlas MA-9 program. Other recipients include James E. Webb who is awarded with a medal and a certificate. Major General Leighton I. Davis is given a medal for outstanding leadership. General Ben I. Funk accepts NASA Group Achievement Award on behalf of Air Force System. Awards given to a Navy officer. Floyd L. Thompson holds certificate for outstanding leadership. Astronauts shake hands with President Kennedy. Attorney General Robert Kennedy holds his daughter on his shoulder.
Dignitaries inspect an X-15 in United States. The X-15 is towed by a tug and is rolled out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Men dressed in white are on either side of the aircraft. Dignitaries on either side of the X-15. Speakers in the background. X-15 is brought in front of the stage. Dignitaries stand on the stage after X-15 is brought. Vice President Richard Nixon gives a speech. Dignitaries and people around the plane. Vice President Nixon in front of the nose of the plane with other dignitaries. A man takes picture.
A D-558-2 Skyrocket in United States. Many people gather around the Navy Skyrocket. The cockpit is open. Insignia of United States. A man with a ladder in his hand. A pilot climbs in the cockpit. A man climbs up the ladder. A man takes a picture of the pilot. The pilot closes the cockpit.
Landing of D-558-2 Skyrocket in United States. A D-558-2 Skyrocket in flight and it makes passes over the landing field. Back of pilot's head. The plane approaches the runway and lands. The pilot of the Skyrocket is being greeted by the people on the field after landing
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