Signed Luncheon Program in Honor of Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.: Shepard, Grissom, Schirra, Slayton, Carpenter, Cooper

Shepard, Alan, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter & Gordon Cooper

Published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963

About this Item

A one-of-a-kind historical document for serious collectors, on May 21, 1963 the U.S. State Department sponsored a luncheon for astronaut Gordon Cooper in honor of his successful 22-orbit flight in Faith-7 on May 15-16, 1963, this is the four-page program that was handed out at the event, it is signed by six of the seven original astronauts on the front, the second page contains a quote from President Kennedy and a list of the six Mercury flights, page three contains the luncheon menu and the back page has a photograph of Cooper, also included is the guest list which does not include astronaut John Glenn's name - proof that he wasn't there to sign it, this event took place in the Benjamin Franklin Room and this unique document was obtained by us from a former State Department employee who personally obtained the signatures, the program is printed on heavy-stock paper and is flawless, it is housed in a manila State Department envelope, the guest list is also flawless and all of the signatures are clean and legible.

Seller Inventory # 003620

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Signed Luncheon Program in Honor of Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.: Shepard, Grissom, Schirra, Slayton, Carpenter, Cooper
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Space Exploration