CARPENTER, Scott; Gordon Cooper; John Glenn Jr.; Gus Grissom; Alan Shepard; Wally Schirra; D.K. Slayton.
Project Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph.
Rare 1963 color photograph of the Project Mercury Astronauts; signed by GUS GRISSOM, JOHN GLENN, JR., GORDON COOPER, SCOTT CARPENTER, WALLY SCHIRRA, AND D.K. SLAYTON
$3,000.00
Out of Stock
Item Number: RRB-147686
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
Chromogenic photograph of the Project Mercury astronauts, signed by six of the Mercury Seven. This informal group shot was taken at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston on October 21, 1963, during Look Magazine's photo coverage for the Mercury Seven's winning of the Robert J. Collier Trophy Award. Signed by Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Jr., Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, And D.K. Slayton. With an additional secretarial signature for Alan Shepherd. Matted and framed. In near fine condition. The photograph measures 13.5 inches by 10.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18.75 inches by 21.5 inches. A very sharp piece.
In response to the Soviet Union's launch Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a new civilian space agency whose primary goal would be to compete with the Soviets in space. The following year Project Mercury was announced, with the stated aim of launching a man into Earth's orbit and returning him safely. The seven astronauts selected for the program, all members of the United States armed forces, were Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Jr., Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and D.K. Slayton. In 1962 Glenn would become the first American to orbit the earth, while Grissom would tragically lose his life in the Apollo 1 disaster on January 27, 1967.
Project Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph.
$3,000.00
Out of Stock
