1963 Press Photo Astronaut Gordon Cooper's final preparations at Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, Florida- Here is a candid closeup of Astronaut Gordon Cooper taken at Cape Canaveral during final phases of his preparations for a flight into space next week. He is scheduled to make 22 orbits, well beyond Walter Schirra's six-orbit U.S. record. This photo was released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Cape Canaveral today.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.