MA-9 PROJECT MERCURY USS KEARSARGE PRIME RECOVERY SHIP - 05/16/1963

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Condition: VF - Addressed - COVER APPEARS A LITTLE DARKER THAN NORMAL.

Grade: VF (Very Fine)
Recovery of MA-9 from the Pacific Ocean by Prime Recovery ship USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) 1963-05-16 - USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) - VF Cachet maker: R/S Ship CachetThis R/S ship's cachet commemorates the recovery of MA-9 on 05/16/1963. The cover was machine cancelled on board the USS Kearsage on the recovery date. Major Cooper was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL on 05/15/1963 in the space capsule "Faith 7" atop an Atlas launch vehicle. He made 22.9 orbits of the earth in 34 hours after which time his space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean where he was recovered by the USS Kearsage (CVS-33) on 05/16/1963.

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