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Lot #9530
Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Flown Flag

Presented to a NASA suit technician: "This flag of our nation flew to the moon aboard the spaceships 'America' and 'Challenger,' Apollo XVII"

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Presented to a NASA suit technician: "This flag of our nation flew to the moon aboard the spaceships 'America' and 'Challenger,' Apollo XVII"

Desirable 5.75 x 4 American flag carried to the lunar surface on the Apollo 17 mission, as attested to in a TLS signed by Apollo 17 crewmen Gene Cernan and Ron Evans, one page, 5.25 x 8, NASA letterhead, December 11, 1975. Addressed to NASA suit technician Al Rochford, the letter reads: "This flag of our nation flew to the moon aboard the spaceships 'America' and 'Challenger,' Apollo XVII, December 6-19, 1972. Let it be to you as it is to me, a symbol of the ambition, effort, and self-sacrifice of a people dedicated to the greatest nation in the history of the world. Please accept this flag with the price the heritage of our country so righteously deserves." In fine condition, with scattered creasing to the letter.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration and Aviation
  • Dates: #664 - Ended April 20, 2023





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