![Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91575041/gordon-cooper-nasa--january---may-1963-KC85X.Jpeg "Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints")
![Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91575042/gordon-cooper-nasa--january---may-1963-Q8HRC.Jpeg "Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints")
![Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91575043/gordon-cooper-nasa--january---may-1963-6BSYT.Jpeg "Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints")
![Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91575044/gordon-cooper-nasa--january---may-1963-H01YA.Jpeg "Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints")
![Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints](https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2025_04/13/21/91575045/gordon-cooper-nasa--january---may-1963-62ZAQ.Jpeg "Artwork by NASA, [Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), Made of vintage gelatin silver prints")
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[Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAST SPACE PIONEER: Gordon Cooper's final solo and first day-long U.S. space mission aboard Faith 7 (diptych), May 1963
vintage gelatin silver prints
: 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
63-4005
-32%
below mid-estimate
Sale Date
Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 28, 2025
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