ALS signed “Gordon Cooper, Col USAF (Ret),” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 1, 1993. In part: “I feel very lucky and very privileged to have been in the right place, at the right time, and with the experience required to be selected to be one of the first seven Mercury astronauts. The space program has been and still is a very worthwhile program for our country—yielding many hundreds of thousands of jobs and a large infusion of cash to the economy.” In fine condition.