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Set of 7 colourful embroidered fabric patches depicting the …
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29
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Set of 7 colourful embroidered fabric patches depicting the …
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Estimate €70 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
Set of 7 colourful embroidered fabric patches depicting the badges for each Mercury mission, plus a badge specially dedicated to astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space on 5 May 1961.
- Alan Shepard (the first American in space) Mercury 3–Freedom 7 mission: 5 May 1961
- Gus Grissom, Mercury Redstone-4 mission (21 July 1961)
- John Glenn, Mercury Atlas-6 mission (20 February 1962)
- Scott Carpenter, Mercury Atlas-7 mission (24 May 1962)
- Walter Schirra, Mercury Atlas-8 mission (3 October 1962)
- Gordon Cooper, Mercury Atlas-9 mission (15 May 1963)
- Badges of various sizes, ranging from 6 to 10 cm.
Two coloured round pins, 9 cm in diameter, are also included: one featuring a portrait of John Glenn wearing his astronaut’s helmet, with the inscription: ‘America’s first orbital space man, astronaut John Glenn’; and the other, a photograph of the seven Mercury astronauts in their spacesuits, with the inscription: ‘Original 7 astronauts, Project Mercury’.
MERCURY MISSIONS – The first American manned space programme: six flights took place between 5 May 1961 and 15 May 1963:
-Alan Shepard (the first American in space): 5 May 1961
-Gus Grissom, Mercury Redstone-4 mission (21 July 1961)
-John Glenn, Mercury Atlas-6 mission (20 February 1962)
-Scott Carpenter, Mercury Atlas-7 mission (24 May 1962)
-Walter Schirra, Mercury Atlas-8 mission (3 October 1962)
-Gordon Cooper, Mercury Atlas-9 mission (15 May 1963)
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About the sale
SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
Auction location
Auction time
07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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