[PROJECT MERCURY]. MERCURY SPACECRAFT ESCAPE CONCEPTS

Escape Concepts, blueprint. Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron, Ohio, November 3, 1961. 36 by 55 inches, 1/10 scale.

SIGNED by SCOTT CARPENTER and WALLY SCHIRRA. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: “GORDON COOPER, Faith 7” and “MAX FAGET, Mercury Designer.” Illustrates a Goodyear proposal for modifications which would enable escape from the Mercury spacecraft. Two profile drawings of the spacecraft show the astronaut having a rocket motor attached to his couch to propel the pilot away from the space vehicle. This method of escape would eliminate the need for the escape rocket tower assembly, thus reducing the overall spacecraft launch weight.