Apr 17, 2008 - Sale 2142

Sale 2142 - Lot 33

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
WITH SPECIAL INSCRIPTIONS AT KEY POINTSMercury Orbit Chart MOC-6, for the Mercury Atlas 9 Mission. Issued by the USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center for NASA. Plots all 22 earth orbits of the MA-9, Faith 7 mission with full 360 degree longitudinal coverage, plus some overlap. Latitude coverage is from 45 degrees north and south of the equator. Circular plots represent the ground communication coverage areas. Approximately 8x34 inches, color, one fold. USAF-ACIC, February 1963

Additional Details

Inscribed bottom center: "The 22 orbits of Faith 7 - Gordon Cooper," and: "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.