Heat shield segment, 1 by 1 inch cube. Encased in lucite and mounted on a wooden base, with a plaque reading: "Ablation Shield Material from Project Mercury Spacecraft Faith 7, 22 Orbits, 15-16 May 1963." MA-9, piloted by Gordon Cooper, was the longest Mercury flight, lasting over 34 hours.
Heat shield segment, 1 by 1 inch cube. Encased in lucite and mounted on a wooden base, with a plaque reading: "Ablation Shield Material from Project Mercury Spacecraft Faith 7, 22 Orbits, 15-16 May 1963." MA-9, piloted by Gordon Cooper, was the longest Mercury flight, lasting over 34 hours.
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