Desirable pairing of Gordon Cooper items: one page of Cooper's handwritten notes in pencil related to his spacecraft's Reaction Control System, taken in preparation for his historic MA-9 flight aboard the Faith 7 in 1963, 7.25 x 9.25, in part: "RCS Cont (Fuel x Feed), Designed to flow from manual to auto. Don't actuate x feed while thrusting," with further notes on fuel and PSI; and a color satin-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Cooper in his silver Mercury space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Faith 7." Nicely double-matted and framed side-by-side to an overall size of 24 x 16.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication for the handwritten notes, which were once part of a four-page lot. On Mercury Atlas-9, launched on May 15, 1963, Cooper completed 22 Earth orbits before landing in the Pacific Ocean—the last American to complete a solo orbital mission.
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