NASA Project Mercury astronaut, Archie T Iddings undergoes Harvard step test and tilt table test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Subject steps 20 inches to a platform once every two seconds for five minutes. He also lies on steeply inclined table for 25 minutes to measure ability of the heart to compensate for body in an unusual position for an extended time. Doctor examines him.
NASA Project Mercury astronaut John Glenn undergoes a centrifuge test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Technicians strap astronaut into centrifuge chamber. The Centrifuge rotates on axis in a circular motion. Doctors examine John Glenn after the test.
NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate M. Scott Carpenter undergoes a centrifuge test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Doctor examines instrument strapped on astronaut's chest. Mercury astronaut undergoes the test.
Prospective NASA Project Mercury astronaut, Lieutenant John H Glenn wearing a helmet and pressure suit undergoes cold pressor test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Doctor examines him during the test.
Prospective NASA Project Mercury astronaut, Captain Thomas R. Bogan, USAF, wearing a helmet and pressure suit undergoes altitude chamber test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He enters a room and doctor examines him.
Prospective NASA Project Mercury astronaut, Captain Robert E. Solliday, USMC, wearing a helmet and pressure suit undergoes altitude chamber test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He sits on a stool as doctor examines him. Subject enters a room and technicians strap him onto a chair.
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