Artifact:  Scott Carpenter signed Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule model. Manufacturer:  Code 3 Collectibles. Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 cm ...

Scott Carpenter signed Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule model


Artifact: Scott Carpenter signed Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule model.
Manufacturer: Code 3 Collectibles.
Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 cm (capsule), 8.3 x 3 x 7.2 cm (stand).
Scale: 1:25
Weight: 217 gr (capsule), 195 gr (stand). Total: 412 gr

Description:
Mercury Friendship 7 model signed by Scott Carpenter. The Mercury capsule model is made of casted resin and the stand is made of wood.

Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space.


This model, however, corresponds to Mercury's spacecraft, named Friendship 7. The Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962, and was piloted by astronaut John Glenn.