MERCURY 7 CAPSULE SIGNED BY SCOTT CARPENTER
*** HAND SIGNED BY: ASTRONAUT SCOTT CARPENTER
Historical Note: The Mercury Seven was the group of seven Mercury astronauts picked by National Aeronautics and Space Administration in April 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1. This was the only astronaut group with members that flew on all NASA manned spacecraft of the 20th century.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter was one of the original seven astronauts selected in 1959 for Project Mercury. Created by the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Project Mercury was the United States' answer to the Soviet Union's space program. This rivalry eventually became the space race — a contest between the two superpowers to land the first men on the moon and return them safely to earth.
Carpenter was the second American to orbit the earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn.
A limited edition of 1962
Scale: 1:xx
Spans: 7.25 inches
Item Number: MN11062SS Price: $449.95
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