• Typed page of information with signatures of astronauts in upper left hand corner
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    Cover page of “PROJECT MERCURY Pre-space Flight Feeding Program.'  Twenty-five-page summary of a Project Mercury astronaut’s meal plan 96 hours prior to a space mission. The report includes information on a low-residue diet, menus prior to take-off, meal preparation procedures (recipes), market orders for low-residue menus, and a calculated nutritional analysis.  Page signed by astronauts Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton.

  • Typed page of information with signatures of astronauts in upper left hand corner

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