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Topic: Who posed with the Mercury MR-1a capsule?
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Watts Way
Member Posts: 18
From: St. Louis, MO, USA
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 12-15-2024 04:40 PM
  
These two USAF photos are from Mercury flight MR-1a. The individuals posed in front of the capsule are not identified. The caption for both photos is, "CCMTA, NASA:MERCURY, SKID STRIP. Arrival of Cap 2 after Test #5111." The photos are numbers 60-355-57 and 60-355-59. They are dated 12-20-1960. Who are these fellows? Would anyone be able to ID any of the fellows in either of the photos?  
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3903
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-15-2024 05:29 PM
Bottom photo looks like a younger Bob Gilruth (center), Space Task Group (STG) director at the time, along with Mercury spacecraft designer Max Faget (right) and I think at left might be STGer Paul Purser. I would need to check further on the top photo.
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heng44
Member Posts: 3783
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-16-2024 07:52 AM
Standing at center in the top photo is Robert Thompson, who headed the landing and recovery office. At left in the bottom photo is Charles Donlan, Gilruth's deputy. | |
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