Lot 223
Mercury Launch Covers, Three identical covers (one with minor adhesion on the reverse) commemorating the launch of Mercury- Atlas 4 on 9/13/61. This flight, launched from complex 14 at Cape Canaveral was the first successful orbital flight test of the Mercury program. "The payload consisted of a pilot simulator (to test the environmental controls), two voice tapes (to check the tracking network), a life support system, three cameras, and instrumentation to monitor levels of noise, vibration and radiation. It demonstrated the ability of the Atlas LV-3B rocket to lift the Mercury capsule into orbit, the capsule and its systems to operate completely autonomously, and succeeded in obtaining pictures of the Earth". Scarce and attractive. Ex. the Michael Orenstein Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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| Realized $36 |
