An 8×10 genuine autographed photo signed, in person, in black by the late astronaut SCOTT CARPENTER (01/05/25 – 10/10/13) who was one of NASA’s original Mercury 7 astronauts. Photo is of him being. Assisted into his pressure suit in the crew quarters of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the morning of the flight of Mecury Atlas 7. In the spacecraft he renamed Aurora 7. Due to a series of malfunctions, the spacecraft landed 250 miles (400 km) downrange from its intended splahdown point, but both pilot and spacecraft were retrieved. Met him at Autographica in Coventry on 9th Ocober 2004. In addition to his autograph he also added mission name and the flight date 24th May 1962. Provenance photos taken at the time of myself with him are included at no extra cost. All photos will come with my signed Certificate of Authentication C. Which gives a lifetime guarantee and where I have managed to get provenance this will also be provided. Item comes from a pet & smoke free home and is part of my personal collection so when it’s gone it’s gone. This item is in the category “Collectables\Autographs\Certified Original Autographs\Science/Space”. The seller is “plastercask” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, New Zealand, Belize, Bermuda, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, South Africa, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Sub-Type: Aurora 7
- Options: Astronaut
- Type: Science/ Space
- Signed: Yes
- Object: Signed Photos
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Modified Item: No
- Certification: Certified: Obtained Personally