"Manual Recation [sic] Sub-System Controls" blueprint, McDonnell Aircraft Corp., July 22-23, 1959, 22 by 17 inches. Stamped "Reference Only, JUL 22 1959" and "Reference Copy." Hole-punched. An early drawing showing the tanks, fuel lines and rocket thrusters of the Mercury attitude control system. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED at two different areas with: "From my notebook, Gordon Cooper, Faith 7." ADDITIONALLY SIGNED: "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7" and "Wally Schirra, E (sigma) 7." The Mercury spacecraft used hydrogen peroxide as the fuel, which was supplied to the illustrated 1 and 6-pound thruster engines to proved pitch, roll, and yaw control. See illustration overleaf.
"Manual Recation [sic] Sub-System Controls" blueprint, McDonnell Aircraft Corp., July 22-23, 1959, 22 by 17 inches. Stamped "Reference Only, JUL 22 1959" and "Reference Copy." Hole-punched. An early drawing showing the tanks, fuel lines and rocket thrusters of the Mercury attitude control system. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED at two different areas with: "From my notebook, Gordon Cooper, Faith 7." ADDITIONALLY SIGNED: "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7" and "Wally Schirra, E (sigma) 7." The Mercury spacecraft used hydrogen peroxide as the fuel, which was supplied to the illustrated 1 and 6-pound thruster engines to proved pitch, roll, and yaw control. See illustration overleaf.
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