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Scott Carpenter's official screw-bound "Project Mercury Familiarization Manual: NASA, Manned Satellite Capsule," prepared by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, dated February 1, 1961 (revised date of May 1, 1961), Copy No. 6, 590 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the cover page in pencil by Scott Carpenter. The manual consists of 13 sections: Introduction; Major Structural Assemblies; Environmental Control System; Stabilization Control System; Sequence System, Launch Through Retrograde or Abort; Escape and Jettison Rocket Systems; Posigrade Rocket System; Retrograde Rocket System; Sequence System, Landing Through Recovery; Electrical Power and Interior Lighting Systems; Communication System; Navigational Aids; and Instrumentation System. Housed in the original black McDonnell folder, "SEDR 104," marked "Confidential." In fine condition, with staining to the first and last pages.
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