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["Television picture taken by Ranger IX prior to impact on March 24, 1965. Taken 2 minutes, 50 seconds before impact."]

1. Photograph of the moon taken prior to Ranger IX crash

Identifier:
am2862_moore_0603
Title:
Photograph of the moon taken prior to Ranger IX crash
Date:
1965-03-24
Creator:
Creative Arts Studio
Publisher:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject Topical:
Moon, Moon--Exploration, Lunar probes, Outer space--Exploration
Subject Corporate:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
["Astronaut Walter Wally M. Schirra Jr. being inserted into his Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) capsule, which he nicknamed Sigma 7."]

2. Photograph of astronaut Wally Schirra being inserted into Sigma 7

Identifier:
am2862_moore_1159
Title:
Photograph of astronaut Wally Schirra being inserted into Sigma 7
Date:
1962-10-03
Publisher:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject Personal:
Schirra, Wally
Subject Topical:
Astronauts, Outer space--Exploration, Astronauts--United States
Subject Corporate:
Project Mercury (U.S.), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location:
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
["Four images of the landing and recovery of Sigma 7 in the Pacific Ocean."]

3. Photograph of the Sigma 7 recovery

Identifier:
am2862_moore_1160
Title:
Photograph of the Sigma 7 recovery
Date:
1962-10-03
Publisher:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject Personal:
Schirra, Wally
Subject Topical:
Outer space--Exploration
Subject Corporate:
Project Mercury (U.S.), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
["Liftoff of the Sigma 7 from Cape Canaveral."]

4. Photograph of the Sigma 7 liftoff

Identifier:
am2862_moore_1161
Title:
Photograph of the Sigma 7 liftoff
Date:
1962-10-03
Publisher:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject Personal:
Schirra, Wally
Subject Topical:
Outer space--Exploration
Subject Corporate:
Project Mercury (U.S.), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location:
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)