Astronaut Walter Schirra is assisted into his Sigma 7 spacecraft

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

12.08.2009

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) earth orbital space flight, is assisted by back-up pilot L. Gordon Cooper and NASA engineers into his Sigma 7 spacecraft for the begining of the MA-8 mission.

NASA Identifier: NIX-62-MA8-146

• Date Taken: 12.08.2009
• Date Posted: 10.10.2012 15:29
• Photo ID: 704248
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 52.69 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US