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Mercury MA-7
Mercury MA-7

Mercury MA-7 "Aurora 7" Scott Carpenter FLOWN heatshield presentation

$ 52.27

Availability: 82 in stock
  • Exploration Missions: Mercury
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: New
  • Theme: Astronauts & Space Travel
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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    Artikelseite - SpaceFlori
    Mercury MA-7 "Aurora 7" Scott Carpenter FLOWN heatshield presentation
    Mercury MA-7 "Aurora 7" flown heatshield fragment
    Mercury Aurora 7 was the second manned orbital Mercury mission piloted by Scott Carpenter. Launched May 24th 1962 Carpenter faced some navigation problems and landed 400km off-target in the Atlantic ocean. Mercury-Atlas 7 was the fourth crewed flight of NASA's Project Mercury. Astronaut Scott Carpenter became the sixth human to fly in space.
    The source of this heatshield fragment was a larger block of heatshield given to VIP's and NASA workers as recognition for their work in the space program.
    Triangle fragment of heatshield material mounted on a 7x9'' rigid foam board certified on the backside.
    This edition is limited to 50 presentations only.
    Please note : Due to the nature of the source artifact each presentation differs slightly in color and shape.
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