E. O. Extension Drawing blueprint. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, MO, March 24-25, 1961. 22 by 34 inches, 1/4 scale. Stamped: "Reference Only, APR-5, 1961."

Formerly folded. Minor damp-staining along lower verso edge.
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BOLDLY SIGNED by SCOTT CARPENTER and WALLY SCHIRRA. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: "GORDON COOPER, Faith 7" and "MAX FAGET, Mercury Designer."

Illustrated is a deployed Mercury heat shield showing the locations of spacecraft main base ring, clamp, and spring a🐬ssemblies with the latter 🔜two having an enlarged drawing. These assemblies allowed deployment of a "landing bag" between the spacecraft and heat shield which would lessen the vehicle's impact during a planned ocean "splashdown" or possible unscheduled solid surface landing.

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