“Mercury Orbit Chart MOC-6," color Earth map, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, February 1963, 10½ by 35½ inches. Signed chart plotting all the orbits of Gordon Cooper's MA-9 Faith 7 space flight. Cooper has annotated the top margin with a quote from his original flight communication: “Boy, what a beautiful view from up here. Surprises you every orbit. Cape Canaveral, Orbit 18, Gordon Cooper” and inscribed in the lower margin: “The 22 orbits of Faith 7 - Gordon Cooper.” He has also added “Launch, 15 May 63” near Cape Canaveral and “Splashdown at 22-1, 16 May 63” at bull's eye just northeast of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.
“Mercury Orbit Chart MOC-6," color Earth map, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, February 1963, 10½ by 35½ inches. Signed chart plotting all the orbits of Gordon Cooper's MA-9 Faith 7 space flight. Cooper has annotated the top margin with a quote from his original flight communication: “Boy, what a beautiful view from up here. Surprises you every orbit. Cape Canaveral, Orbit 18, Gordon Cooper” and inscribed in the lower margin: “The 22 orbits of Faith 7 - Gordon Cooper.” He has also added “Launch, 15 May 63” near Cape Canaveral and “Splashdown at 22-1, 16 May 63” at bull's eye just northeast of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.
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