Collection of space journalist Mary E. Bubb’s materials related to the MA-9 launch of Gordon Cooper aboard the Faith 7 on May 15, 1963, including: two pages of her handwritten notes in pencil, in part: “Sensors feed into it with logic circuits, makes outputs—controls computer type…No clear indic related or separated—fuzzy…Confident going to find it—also poss won’t find it…Radiation—NASA…digital command system…process add in—5 racks now 2 more, storage buffer…dig logic, format control”; four pages of press wire-teletypes; and four pages of typed reports. In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by one of Bubb’s business cards from the 1990s and a biographical sheet. From the collection of aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte.
