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Mercury Program 55 Mercury Program, cont. 1963 PROJECT MERCURY NASA BOOK: ‘A CHRONOLOGY’ ............................................... PH $200-300 – MR-4 – 50 Vintage NASA softbound book dated 1963 from NASA with 238 pages of photos and information. Coffee cup ring on front cover, but otherwise very fine condition. 1961-99 LIBERTY BELL 7 SIGNED SINKING & RECOVERY PHOTOS (x5) ................................... PH $200-300 Five glossy photos (8x10") with four (4) different B&W scenes from the recovery signed by USMC recovery helicopter pilot Jim Lewis who wrote wonderful descriptive captions for each photo (‘cylinder head temperature rising, we commend LB7 to the deep’), and one color photo of LB7 breaking the surface after recovery signed by Curt Newport. All in great condition. 1965 GT-4 EDWARD WHITE SIGNED LAUNCH COVER .................................................................. PH $300-400 1961 MA-6 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN MANUAL ... PH $500-700 Project Mercury MA-6 Manual for launch of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft. Contains 137 pages of launch countdown procedures and information, designed to prepare MA-6 capsule for launch and insure flight readiness condition. Dated 4 Dec 1961, revised 20 Dec 1961. U sed at the time, still very fine condition and no doubt rare. 52 – GT-4 – 56 – MA-6 – 51 GEMINI PROGRAM 1961-62 MA-6 COUNTDOWN MANUALS (x2) .... PH $400-600 Two Mercury MA-6 Countdown Manuals: First, a rare Countdown Flight Control And Overall Operations booklet dated 12-18-62 (revised 1-20-62) with 13 pages of information for Launch Day Operations at MCC. Last page is MA-6 Flight Plan. Second is an Atlas rocket Test Procedure and Flight Acceptance Composite Test for rocket 109D (Glenn’s) dated 05 Jan 62 from General Dynamics with 61 pages of test procedures. Quite scarce and both in very fine condition. Gemini 4 launch cover postmarked Cape Canaveral signed by first American to walk in space, Edward H. White. Great condition. – GT-5 – AUTOGRAPHS 57 / 1965 JOHN YOUNG AUTOGRAPHED LAUNCH COVER .................................................................. PH $350-500 Very early signature of GT-5 pilot Young on Cover with ‘Orbit’ Cachet. Signed in blue ballpoint neatly at center. Early signatures of Young are quite scarce. OTHER 58 1965 GEMINI V INTERIM REPORT ..................... PH $150-250 Vintage 8"x10½” softbound book ‘Manned Space-Flight Experiments / Interim Report / Gemini V Mission’ from NASA with 181 pages of photos, charts and information on the results of the experiments conducted during the Gemini 5 mission. Great condition. – OTHER, MERCURY – – GT-6 – 59 1965 GEMINI 6 LAUNCH VEHICLE MASTER COUNTDOWN MANUAL ...................................... PH $300-400 Vintage GLV-6 Master Countdown launch manual (9x11") from Martin Company dated 30 Sept 65, with about 75 pages of countdown procedures. Used at the time with some age spotting near binder, but still overall very fine condition. Scarce in any condition. – GT-7/6 – 60 53 54 1960s MERCURY PROGRAM NASA GLOSSY PHOTOS (x100) .................................................................... PH $300-400 Group of about 100 vintage B&W NASA glossy photos (8x10") from Mercury program, includes launches, stacking, astronauts, training, control center, chimpanzees, etc. Many no doubt scarce images. Most in fine condition with little if any duplication. – GT-9 – 61 /D 1966 SUPPORT STAFF AUTOGRAPHS ON CERTIFICATE ....................................................... PH $100-150 Souvenir certificate (14x11") for attendance at launch of Gemini 9 showing photos of rocket, astronauts Cernan & Stafford and artist’s rendering of capsule in space. Souvenir on thick glossy paper, and covered with 25 autographs of various KSC support engineers or other personnel, including Dusty Rhodes the mail chief. Folded in half, affecting only one signature. – GT-12 – 62 1966 GEMINI 12 LAUNCH VEHICLE MASTER COUNTDOWN MANUAL ...................................... PH $300-400 Vintage GLV-12 Master Countdown launch manual (9x11") from Martin Company dated 19 Oct 66 with about 75 pages of countdown procedures. Used at the time with some spotting on back cover, but overall very fine condition inside. Scarce in any condition. (800) 782-0066 • www.RegencySuperior.com Page 20 Space 1.pmd Vintage GLV-7,6B Master Countdown launch manual (9x11") from Martin Company dated 15 Oct 65 with about 75-100 pages of countdown procedures. Used at the time with some aging and handling stains on covers, but still very fine condition inside. Scarce in any condition. 1960 MERCURY-REDSTONE GSE ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS ................................................... PH $1500-2000 Rare set of electrical schematics (11x17") used at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville and at Cape Canaveral throughout Mercury-Redstone program. These 37 drawings contain schematics for Pad 5 blockhouse panels, cables and electrical boxes used for Redstone testing, fueling and launch. Used for all manned and unmanned Redstone launches including Shepard and Grissom. Changes in red can be seen on some of pages to reflect the corrections made after failed launch of MR-1, and each page bears early Mercury rubber stamp. Owned by former ABMA test engineer who followed Redstones from Huntsville to the Cape, and comes with his signed history of these prints as well as a CD. A unique set of historical documents. 1965 LAUNCH VEHICLE MASTER COUNTDOWN MANUAL ............................................................... PH $300-400 20 11/27/2013, 2:56 PM Regency-Superior