It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost 63 years to the day (Feb 20, 1962) that John Glenn rode Friendship 7 and an Atlas ICBM into orbit to be America’s first Man in Space! While space doesn’t seem to hold as prominent a place in the public consciousness as it used to, there’s no denying how big a deal the Space Race was at the time. It might be something of a negative commentary about our world that journeying beyond it no longer seems to hold our attention. But I don’t want to dwell on that!
In a recent journey to a local shop, I came upon a more-or-less perfect reissue of Revell’s ancient Mecury-Atlas booster kit with launch complex, and was reminded of a time when this kind of thing really got people going. This particular reissue was to commemorate Glenn’s return to space on the Shuttle.
I don’t normally build “Real Space” kits, but I couldn’t say no to it, not with the anniversary of that famous flight so close at hand! So, check out this kit; maybe you remember it as a kid, or maybe, like me, you’re seeing it for the first time. Regardless, it’s a pretty cool kit, even if not a perfect one!
