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Mercury Program, cont.

1963 PROJECT MERCURY NASA BOOK:
‘A CHRONOLOGY’ ............................................... PH $200-300

– MR-4 –
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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.
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– GT-4 –
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– MA-6 –
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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
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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
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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 –
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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 –
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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 –
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/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 –
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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.

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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

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