The Mercury-Atlas-9 spacecraft #20, Faith 7, is shown during mating of spacecraft to the Atlas booster at Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Fla. ""Faith 7"" named by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is programmed for a 22-orbit mission, lasting 30 hours and 20 minutes, with impact near Midway Island.
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The Mercury-Atlas-9 spacecraft #20, Faith 7, is shown during mating of spacecraft to the Atlas booster at Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Fla. ""Faith 7"" named by Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper is programmed for a 22-orbit mission, lasting 30 hours and 20 minutes, with impact near Midway Island.