Mercury Orbit Chart MOC 6 for the Mercury Atlas 9 Mission Go

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Mercury Orbit Chart MOC-6, for the Mercury Atlas 9 Mission, Gordon Cooper's Flight. Plots all 22 earth orbits of the MA-9, "Faith 7" mission with full 360 degree longitudinal coverage, plus an overlap of 30 degrees. Latitude coverage is from 45 degrees north and south from the equator. Circular plots represent the ground communication coverage areas. Approximately 10.5x34 inches, color. USAF for NASA, Feb. 1963

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Inscribed with his actual comments at lift-off and signed by Cooper at the top center with: "I have Lift-off and the clock is operating - Faith 7 on the way!" and at the bottom center with: "The 22 orbits of Faith 7 - Gordon Cooper." He has added: "Launch, 15 May 63," at the Cape Canaveral area on the chart and "Splashdown at 22-1, 16 May 63" next to his landing area.