NASA Astronaut Virgil Grissom, in flight suit, leaves building, at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and walks toward a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger jet from the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Another F-102 jet parked on the airfield. Grissom inspects the aircraft and then climbs onto the cockpit.
Atlas missile 51D's launch, test number 775 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. View of base of Atlas 51D as it is ready to launch. Large explosion takes place with fire blazing, soon after its launch.
Atlas missile 51D's launch, test number 775 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. View of base of Atlas 51D at launch pad. Missile takes off with large explosion soon after its launch.
Missile Atlas 52D Test code named Chain Smoke ready for launch by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) from pad 576 B-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California The missile takes off and begins its flight upward. At TC:01:49 some white smoke emanates from the missile and it is seen to be burning. A moment later it explodes in a huge fireball with pieces ejected trailing white smoke. The camera tracks the largest piece as it falls and crashes behind a ridge at the shoreline (likely into the water). Various vehicles are seen along fence line at secure area set back from the shoreline. (Note: The booster gas generator experienced a leak which resulted in high thrust section temperatures and eventual propulsion system failure. The sustainer and verniers shut down 49 seconds into launch, followed by the booster engines at 68 seconds. The missile destroyed itself at 72 seconds.)
NASA Project Mercury candidate Major Hal W. Christian Jr., USAF undergoes physical testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Doctors measure candidate's pulse and blood pressure before he undergoes a test on the Tilt Table which is visible on the right hand side of the photo.
NASA Project Mercury candidate Captain James W. Wood, USAF, undergoes psychological and stress test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Doctors measure candidate's pulse and blood pressure before and after a "Flack" test. The subject must blow continuously into a tube to maintain a column of mercury at a specified level for as long as possible.
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