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Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter Signed Spacious Skies Easton Press Hardback Book!
Scott Carpenter is one of the four surviving original Mercury astronauts. In 1959, he and six other peers were selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be astronauts in the newly fledgling space program. After John Glenn's historic orbital flight in February of 1961, Carpenter was named to man the second orbital mission when a heart problem grounded Deke Slayton. On May 24, 1961 Carpenter blasted into space in his Mercury capsule Aurora 7 atop an Atlas rocket. The flight had a number of glitches that are described in his book. The end result was that Carpenter was forced to re-enter the earth's atmosp out of maneuvering fuel and some 250 miles off from his landing sight. After a frantic search by recovery forces, Carpenter was calmly resting in a life raft besides his capsule. Carpenter landed a foul of the NASA brass and never flew in space again. This is his story, from growing up in Colorado, to his naval career, to his selection to the astronaut corps, to his celebrated flight. Co-authored with his daughter Kris Stoever, the book has a polished, professional tone thanks to Ms. Stoever's journalism career. It is a delightful read and gives the reader a different perspective of the flight of Aurora 7. Item is a MINT condition Easton Press Publication of Spacious Skies (370 pages with photographs and index). Carpenter and co-author Kristen Stoever have boldly signed the title page. Now in his late seventies, Carpenter still maintains and active lifestyle with numerous public appearances. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Easton Press books, they are the finest publications in the world. The paper is a thick stock, acid free type and the edges are trimmed in 24-caret gold. The cover is fine, thick leather and the pages are sowed to the cover, not glued. These books are a tremendous investment that will pass from generation to generation. Bid with confidence, I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collector's Club or UACC (and published, see May-June, 2004 edition of The Pen and Quill UACC's official bi-monthly publication). I abide by its strict code of ethics. Money is cheerfully refunded if not totally satisfied with item. Winning bidder pays a $8.00 fee for priority S&H, international rates are $17 for global priority. Texas residents please add 8.25% to the final sales price for state sales tax. Check out my other auctions and save on shipping! Look at my feedback, hundreds of satisfied buyers! I offer quality, authentic autographs at some of the lowest prices on the net! I accept personal checks, money orders, credit cards and Paypal direct. Texas residents please add 8.25% sales tax to the final price. Thanks for looking and good luck with your bidding. Bill Ownbey 
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