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Topic: Project Mercury and Badges (Kovachevich)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-04-2015 03:43 AM
   
Project Mercury and Badges of the Mercury Era
by Steven Kovachevich Project Mercury and Badges of the Mercury Era presents a unique look at the people, procedures, and facilities that made Project Mercury a reality told from the perspective of the badge. Badges, small insignificant pieces of paper, plastic and metal that were present at, and witness to, the historic events surrounding mankind's first venture into outer space. Presented in checklist format, well illustrated with custom artwork and full color foldout pages that detail the people, procedures and facilities that enabled the Free World's first manned orbital flight. Project Mercury and Badges of the Mercury Era offers an in-depth and unprecedented presentation of the Mercury Control Center, the heart of flight operations, as it was in the early 1960s. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-05-2015 05:56 PM
Has anyone read, seen, or purchased the Project Mercury and Badges of the Mercury Era book? I visited their website and it has a lot of interesting Project Mercury documents and graphic content available for download, but I never saw anything pertaining to badges. I sent them an email but have yet to get a reply. I'd definitely purchase the book but for 50 bucks I'd like to verify the contents first. Thanks. |
J.L
Member Posts: 674
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 02-06-2015 12:21 AM
I have a copy and give it a big thumbs up. Superb design and content. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-06-2015 07:46 AM
Thanks J.L. But does it contain information on Mercury era badges? |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-06-2015 01:16 PM
Plus, what is the content? Can anybody provide a table of content? |
J.L
Member Posts: 674
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 02-07-2015 12:54 PM
Here's a look at some of the pages: 
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J.L
Member Posts: 674
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 02-07-2015 01:38 PM
 
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Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-08-2015 08:43 AM
Thanks J.L. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-09-2015 05:03 AM
This looks really neat! |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-09-2015 08:31 AM
I just ordered the book. According to the email I received, the books are printed and assembled on demand. Consequently it could take a week or more to get it shipped. The initial run will be limited to 100 copies. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-13-2015 08:23 AM
The book arrived yesterday and I've only had time to give it a cursory look, but what I saw was impressive. The design (old school loose ring binders with tabs), execution and content all look great. I'm looking forward to taking a deeper dive into the content. |
Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 140
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-13-2015 09:06 AM
My copy ordered last weekend arrived, and I echo Joel’s comments. The use of the rings, tabs and foldouts seems to recall the checklists and manuals associated with early manned programs. As a long time badge collector, I look forward to reading it. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 02-14-2015 01:14 AM
How many pages is it? |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-14-2015 07:34 AM
The book is about 200 pages with a number of them being foldouts. It contains a lot of photos, illustrations, and diagrams along with copy. |
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