Faith 7 Traditional Cache
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A small cache to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mercury “Faith 7” launch with Gordon Cooper.
At 8:04:13 a.m. EST, May 15, 1963, Faith 7 was launched from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned space mission of the U.S. Mercury program. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then an Air Force major. At T+60 seconds, the Atlas started its pitch program. Shortly afterward, MA-9 passed through Max-Q. At T+2 minutes 14 seconds Cooper felt BECO (Booster Engine Cutoff) and staging. The two Atlas booster engines had been left behind. The Launch Escape Tower was then jettisoned. At T+3 minutes the cabin pressure sealed at 5.5 psi (38 kPa). Cooper reported, "Faith 7 is all go." You do not have to go onto the campus to get this cache. It’s located by the 45th street entrance. There is no parking anywhere close and there are no sidewalks. Muggle traffic is extremely high before and after school along with lunch time. You can find this cache while standing on the grass (it may be a dirt spot now). It may be out of reach for those vertically challenged. Read the hint if you can't find it. If you need more help send me a message and I'll meet you at the cache. I did place some FTF items in there. Congratulations to Team Backwoods for FTF. The cache is just smaller than a coke can. Hope you enjoy the hunt.
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(Decrypt)
Vg’f abg gur ngynf ebpxrg ohg guvf pncfhyr/pnpur vf ybpngrq ba gbc.