Apr 12, 2003 - Sale 1967

Sale 1967 - Lot 8

Price Realized: $ 805
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
SLAYTON, DONALD K. Autograph letter signed "Donald K. Slayton / Capt. USAF" to a young correspondent "Helene" who inquired as to the how and why Slayton became an astronaut and the future of space travel, each question he answers in turn. 2 pages, 8vo sheets, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Task Group stationery; few light mounting spots at corners. Langley: ca. 1960

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"The reason all pilots selected were married with at least one child is that all are over 33 years of age. The average American male of this age has a family and we are average people."