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Topic: Who painted the Faith 7 spacecraft logo?
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2043
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 11-30-2015 05:58 PM
   
In my forthcoming "Sigma 7" book I relate at length the story of Cece Bibby and her painting of the logo on the first three crewed orbital Mercury spacecraft (with many thanks to a collectSPACE regular who shared a lengthy correspondence with Cece with me). But Cece left the Cape prior to the flight of Gordon Cooper and therefore did not get to paint the "Faith 7" logo on the side of his spacecraft. For the book I am now researching and writing on the Faith 7 mission, does anyone know who then painted the star-shaped logo on Cooper's spacecraft? |
Headshot
Member Posts: 891
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 11-30-2015 06:32 PM
There is a picture of a male technician painting the Faith 7 insignia on page 119 of Peterson's Book of Man In Space Vol. One, The First Small Step. The individual is not named, but is described as not being a professional sign painter. |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 549
From: Seminole, Fla.
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 11-30-2015 08:01 PM
The answer to this question can be found on page 72 of our book, "Spaceshots and Snapshots." He is McDonnell draftsman B.R. Schuster. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2043
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 11-30-2015 08:49 PM
Many thanks, John - exactly the information I was seeking. |
NavyPilot
Member Posts: 36
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Registered: Nov 2015
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posted 12-01-2015 10:09 PM
Here is a page with a picture of Mr. Schuster in the act. |
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