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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear and scuffing to boards and dust jacket due to age and use. Dust jacket flaps are missing along with front flyleaf. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). Third printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 212 pages, 2nd printing. Light shelf wear, pages toned; a sound binding; very good shape otherwise. The jacket has some wear and tear to the edges; some yellowing and creasing; price intact on the front flap. Rare. NASA. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 229309.

Rare Astronautics and Space Exploration Staff Report booklet; from the library of Gus Grissom. Octavo, original wrappers, annotated with mathematical equations in Grissom's hand on the rear panel. In very good condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from Grissom's son, MarkÂGrissom, a Letter of Authenticity from Steve Zarelli of Zarelli Space Authentication. Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. He was the second American to fly in space in 1961 as part of Mercury-Redstone 4 in his spacecraft 'Liberty Bell 7.' He also had roles as a Project Gemini and Apollo program astronaut for NASA, acting as a Commander on the Apollo I flight.

Large color semi-glossy photograph of the Project Mercury astronauts, signed by six of the Mercury Seven. This group shot was taken in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 1961. Inscribed or signed next to their respective images in black felt tip: "We are seven privileged men, Scott Carpenter"; "Space is spectacular! Gordon Cooper"; "'Beginnings' John Glenn"; "Wally Schirra A slow Mach II aircraft!"; "It was a pleasure to help start a new era! Alan Shepard"; and "The rudder is still working - DK Slayton." Matted. In fine condition. The photograph measures 13.75 inches by 10.5 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 16 inches. A very sharp piece. In response to the Soviet Union's launch Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a new civilian space agency whose primary goal would be to compete with the Soviets in space. The following year Project Mercury was announced, with the stated aim of launching a man into Earth's orbit and returning him safely. The seven astronauts selected for the program, all members of the United States armed forces, were Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Jr., Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and D.K. Slayton. In 1962 Glenn would become the first American to orbit the earth, while Grissom would tragically lose his life in the Apollo 1 disaster on January 27, 1967.