Memories of Neil Armstrong, John Glenn auctioned
Memories of Neil Armstrong, John Glenn auctioned
This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a helmet worn by John Glenn during the historic flight, dubbed the Bullet Project, in which the future astronaut set the transcontinental speed record in 1957. Devices owned by the late Neil Armstrong will be sold. by Heritage Auctions, headquartered in Dallas, beginning on Thursday, November 1, 2018, including parts of a wing and a helix of the 1903 Wright Flyer that the astronaut took to the moon in 1969. (Courtesy of Heritage Auctions through of AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - As the children of a legendary astronaut, Matt Carpenter says he and his little brother "were lucky to grow up around some pretty interesting things."
That included the extraordinary harness that the boys would wear during the youthful afternoons that were posing as combat pilots.
"When we were young, as far as I can remember, we played naval aviators on the couch, and my brother or I wore the golden helmet of Glenn Navy and one of us wore a helmet that belonged to my father," the carpenter said.
It's Glenn, like John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, and his father, Scott Carpenter. Both men were among Mercury's seven, the group of astronauts who piloted the first manned space flights of the United States in the 1960s.
Now, both astronauts are gone and Matt says the brothers want the public to have the opportunity to get the golden helmet, which Glenn used when setting the transcontinental speed record during the "Project Bullet" of 1957. He gave it to Carpenter , who was a good friend, as a gift.
On Friday, Heritage Auctions will offer the helmet at an auction, a kind of ad-hoc astronaut to a larger sale, previously announced, involving the personal collection of another famous astronaut, Neil Armstrong.
A series of auctions involving some 2,000 artifacts and memorabilia owned by Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, begins on Thursday and runs through November 2019.
The event now brings together three big names in the history of aviation: Glenn, Armstrong and Wright.
Among Armstrong's personal items are one-piece and one-time Wright Flyer propellers from 1903, the first successful aircraft with a heavier-than-air engine. Armstrong, who like Glenn and his brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright was from Ohio, took the items with him to the moon.
As with the Glenn helmet, Armstrong's items fell into the lap of the next generation after the famous astronaut died in 2012. Carpenter died in 2013 and Glenn followed him in 2016, at the age of 95, the last astronaut Mercury Seven who survived. A sale of assets of their belongings took place in March.
When the Carpenters discovered that Armstrong's children had organized a sale of the memories of his famous father, Matt Carpenter said that the helmet seemed an ideal fit. An effort to auction it earlier this year had not been successful.
"Obviously, we would love to get as much money as possible, but we would also love to get someone to appreciate it," he said. "I think it's a very special thing."
Carpenter, who is now 40, and his brother Nick, who turns 39 this week, would like to use part of the proceeds to help fund a documentary they are producing about Glenn-Carpenter's friendship. Matt Carpenter said they interviewed both astronauts in 2012 and hope to release the film in 2019.
His job title is Glenn's famous quote, "Zero-G and I feel good."
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