Invitation for a cocktail party by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation “in honor of the First Successful United States Manned Space Flight,” 5 x 4, held on “the date of the flight” at the Holiday Inn at Cocoa Beach, Florida. Signed in blue and black ballpoint by 16 attendees: M. Scott Carpenter; Leroy Cooper, Jr.; John H. Glenn, Jr.; Walter Schirra; William S. Augerson (flight physician); Walter F. Burke (General Manager, Project Mercury—McDonnell Corp.); Edward M. Flesh (Engineering Manager, Project Mercury—McDonnell Corp.); Robert R. Gilruth; J.T. Heard (McDonnell Corp.); Gilbert B. North (engineering test pilot); John F. Yardley (Chief Project Engineer, Project Mercury—McDonnell Corp.); and five others. Some light contrast to a few signatures over printed information and some scattered toning, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a 2006 letter from the National Air and Space Museum assisting in identifying the signers. After years of design changes, delays, testing, and training, the success of Shepard’s Freedom 7 flight on May 5, 1961, was a major cause for celebration by both the astronauts and the company that developed the capsule. A remarkable souvenir from one of the greatest moments in American space achievement. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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