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Pressure Fitting (Valve) Mission: Mercury-Redstone 4 Liberty Bell 7   Crew: Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom Launch: July 21, 1961   Landing: July 21, 1961   Duration: 15 min, 37 seconds   Comment: Liberty Bell 7 sank after splashdown This pressure fitting (valve) is an original component from Liberty Bell 7, which was recovered from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999, from a depth of 16,043 feet. It was removed during the restoration of the capsule conducted by the Kansas Cosmosphere. The valve could not be reinstalled because of the corroded condition of the component to which it was originally attached. back to Artifacts © 1999-2008 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail contact@collectspace.com