The "First Steps" painting by Mitchell Jamieson, a former World War II Navy artist, captures the moment astronaut Gordon Cooper emerged from his Faith 7 spacecraft after his 22-orbit mission in 1963. Through paintings, Jamieson documented Cooper's return, from post-flight medical examinations to the journey back to Cape Canaveral. - Image Credits: Mitchell Jamieson/Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum