Size: 21 x 29.2 cm (presentation). 1 x 0.6 cm. (fragment).
Description: Attached to this certificate is a piece of sealing tape which formed part of the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft. It was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on July 20 1999 from a depth of 16,043 feet. Mercury Redstone 4 was the second US manned space mission. It launched on July 21 1961 and carried astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom on a suborbital spaceflight lasting 15 minutes 30 seconds in the Liberty Bell 7 capsule. Just after splashdown the hatch of the capsule blew resulting in it sinking into the Atlantic Ocean. It comes with a Certificate of authenticity signed by Curt Newport, Liberty Bell 7 Expedition Leader.
