Mar 27, 2004 - Sale 2001

Sale 2001 - Lot 26

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 24, 1962. Covers the "Aurora 7" mission and details flight experiments and photography, capsule systems performance, re-entry and recovery issues, with a pilot's report by Carpenter. Direct comparisons with John Glenn's flight are noted. Includes a detailed description of capsule number 18 and a complete flight communications transcript. Approximately 8x10 inches and 107 pages with a blue paper cover. NASA/GPO SP-6, 1962

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Signed and inscribed on the cover: "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7."