This design celebrates the upcoming 50th
anniversary of Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 mission which was
launched on May 24, 1962. The astronauts did not have
mission patches in those days so to distinguish their
mission, they gave their spacecraft radio call signs and had
art painted on their spacecraft similar to the aircraft
“nose art” made popular during World War II.
The original Aurora 7 art was painted by
Cece Bibby. The
four stars represent that Carpenter was the fourth American
launched into space. The two stars together above represent
the fact that he flew the second orbital mission. The three
orbits of the mission are represented as well as the fact
that Aurora 7 landed downrange upon re-entry. Along with
Carpenter's name are a silver Mercury 7 emblem and gold
Astronaut Symbol.
The patch is approximately 6” high and 3.5” wide with a
hot-knife edge border. It is fully embroidered The
predominate colors are Navy Blue background trimmed in gold
as Commander Carpenter is a Naval Aviator.
This patch has
been produced in a finite edition of 300 patches. Of these
300,
only 62
[in honor of the launch year of 1962] will be made available
in a numbered and autographed version along with a COA that
includes the matching patch number. The balance will be
available, numbered but unsigned, but will still be considered as part of
a limited production run. Cmdr. Carpenter will NOT sign any
blank patches at any public appearance. Once they are gone,
they are gone. Cmdr. Carpenter's initials are stitched
within the patch to verify authenticity of the 300 patches
that have been produced.
This patch was
personally commissioned by Cmdr.
Carpenter through artist Tim Gagnon who, along with Jorge Cartes,
designed this patch as a one time collectible to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of his spaceflight. At the present
time, Scott Carpenter and John Glenn are the only two
astronauts to approach this milestone.
Project Mercury was the first American manned spacecraft and
was only flown by six astronauts - the last American
astronauts to fly, alone, in space. This is truly a one of a
kind collectible offered exclusively by Cmdr. Carpenter and not a major
corporation that can crank out patch after patch for an
unlimited amount of production runs.
Cmdr. Carpenter
will be signing BOTH the patch and the COA, so you will get
TWO autographs for $175. He will be signing the patch on the
back along a special strip to hold his signature. If you want to order the unsigned
version, it will be available for $15. The unsigned patches
will also be numbered and issued with a different COA. The "hidden" initials will also add to the authenticity of this patch.
However, only numbers 1-62 will be autographed by Cmdr.
Carpenter and come with a COA also signed by Cmdr.
Carpenter.
These patches
are now ready for shipping. Cmdr. Carpenter has asked
FarthestReaches.Com to distribute this patch for him,
since time constraints and logistics will not allow him to do this
himself. Orders are currently being taken at
FarthestReaches.Com for both
versions. This is the ONLY source to buy this
patch directly from Cmdr. Carpenter. Early orders get the
lowest numbers!
Order early to make sure you actually get one as inventory is already
low.
If you see this
patch on ebay out of Malaysia for a ridiculously low price,
don't buy it, it's a fake. Please report this person to ebay.
There is only one authorized dealer - FarthestReaches.Com,
which is US based. Don't get fooled into buying a cheap
imitation.
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Scott's "thank you" to
Cece Bibby for designing
the Aurora 7 logo for his Mercury spacecraft |
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Dear Mercury workers and organizations,
Many of you have already received word of the
celebration of Americans in orbit on February 18
and indicated your interest in coming. Pasted
below and attached is the formal invitation now
that John Glenn and Scott Carpenter have agreed
to meet with the Mercury workers that afternoon
before the public ceremony. As a matter of fact,
they indicated you were their highest priority
at the event.
Now that the schedule has been firmed up, we
need to get an accurate count of who is coming
and information for the badges and trip to Pad
14. The buses to the pad will probably depart
from the KSC Visitor Center between 2:30 p.m.
and 3 p.m. with the program in the Astronaut
Encounter Theater at 4:30 p.m. . The outdoor
ceremony for the public will be at 6:30 p.m.
Additional details on picking up your badges and
tickets will be sent to you closer to the event.
We appreciate all the help from the various
organizations in distributing the invitation and
look forward to seeing you there.
Hugh
Space Community Anniversary
Committee
January 23, 2012
Dear Project Mercury Team Members:
The Space Community Anniversary Committee has
been tasked by NASA External Relations to issue
an invitation to former Project Mercury workers
to attend a 50th Anniversary
celebration of Americans in orbit on Saturday
February 18th. John Glenn and Scott
Carpenter will participate along with NASA
Administrator Charlie Bolden, and KSC Director
Robert Cabana
The primary event based on the theme, “On the
Shoulders of Giants” will be at 6:30 p.m. on
February 18th at the KSC Visitor
Center. Paid admission by the General Public
will be available. The first 125 former Mercury
workers to apply, along with their spouse, or
guest, will be given free admission along with a
bus tour to SLC – 14 on Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station and a special program with Glenn and
Carpenter in the Astronaut Encounter Theater
during the afternoon. Other special exhibits and
activities will be available during the day.
More details will be emailed to applicants as
soon as final plans are approved by NASA
Headquarters.
Project Mercury workers, both NASA and
Contractor, who plan to attend, are asked to
submit their name and the name of their guest,
address, phone numbers and email addresses as
soon as possible to
hughwharris@bellsouth.net,
with a copy to <carolcava@aol.com>
along with a three or four word phrase that best
describes your role in Project Mercury. Let us
know if your guest is a foreign national.
Additional information may be requested later if
required by Air Force Security for admittance to
CCAFS and pad 14. If you have submitted your
name prior to this make sure we have all the
information called for. We would welcome your
scanning and emailing any pictures showing you
at work during the program to display on the
screen in the Astronaut Encounter Theater.
We expect the 6:30 event will be available on
NASA Television if you are unable to attend.
Sincerely,
Hugh Harris
Chairman, S.C.A.C.
Retired KSC Director of Public Affairs
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