Aurora 7

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Mercury vehicle #18 Aurora 7
scale: 1/72
base kit: scratchbuilt
dimensions: 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 3.5 cm
dates: August 13-17, 2007
cost: $0

This is the second of two models I scratchbuilt in 1/72 scale of Mercury spacecraft. This model represents Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 after the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission on May 24, 1962. For details on the construction, see the page on my Friendship 7 model.



Both Mercury models. The to-scale astronaut is modified from an Airfix set of NATO ground crew.
View of both Mercury models, tipped on their sides to reveal heatshield details.


Further information





Scott Carpenter peers inside Aurora 7 before boarding it on May 24, 1962. (NASA photo courtesy Project Apollo Archive)
Launch of Mercury-Atlas 7 with Aurora 7 and Scott Carpenter. (NASA)
Scott Carpenter on parade through his hometown of Boulder, CO. (NASA)
Plaque at Scott Carpenter Park, Boulder.

All materials herein copyright 2001-2007 by Willy Logan
willy@wilhelm-aerospace.org
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