Apr 17, 2008 - Sale 2142

Sale 2142 - Lot 28

Price Realized: $ 582
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800
"OUCH!"MA-8 Launch Ground Tracks A single sheet of the Cape Canaveral launch pads with a grid overlay. Prominent features are marked such as the "Skid Strip," the two Mercury pads (5 and 14), the Lighthouse, and all roads in the area. Plot lines from Pad 14 are based on wind speeds and show possible pad area impacts by the "Sigma 7" spacecraft if an abort occurred. Approximately 11x21 inches. NASA/CC, 1962

Additional Details

Wally Schirra usually had a clever comment ready for any situation. Upon reviewing this sheet, he wrote "Ouch!!" and drew an arrow where he would have impacted the beach during an abort. Signed by Schirra with "E 7" (sigma 7) added.