ROCHFORD, AL - ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L. - LIFE VEST CHECK - PRELAUNCH ACTIVITIES - MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-9 - MSC

S63-03964 (1963) --- Al Rochford, Crew Systems, Manned Space Center, assists astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., in checking his life vest, normally stowed in a pocket in the lower left leg. Photo credit: NASA