Mercury-Atlas9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The historic launch of the first American in orbit John Glenn on board Friendship 7, 20 February 1962 Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1962, with NASA caption numbered "62-MA6-110" on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm
The kit parts are beautifully cast with crisp details, a smooth surface finish and no visible airholes. All parts are solidly molded except for the engine nozzles: they're hollowed out.
Jednomístná pilotovaná kosmická loď. Postavila ji firma McDonnell Aircraft Corp., St. Louis, MO (USA). Provozovatelem je NASA Space Task Group, Langley, VA (USA).