Tom Stafford’s heavy-duty brass-milled two-cell flashlight carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, measuring 5.25″ long and 1″ in diameter at the lens, signed and flight-certified on the body in black felt tip, "Flown to Moon, Tom Stafford.” Annotated part numbers on the side, "ACR FA-5, S/N 1026.” A small piece of white Velcro is attached at the top near the lens. In fine condition, with some verdigris to head section.
Accompanied by a photo of Stafford holding the offered penlight, a copy of the ASHUR list featuring penlight “1026,” and a signed letter of authenticity from Stafford: “This penlight with the number 1026 was confirmed as flown by a review of ASHUR lists in both our museum archives and National Archives. The penlight was used on our flight and then later transferred to Command Module B/P1102A for crew egress simulation training on subsequent Apollo and Skylab flights as well as being reconfigured for both the Skylab five-man rescue and ASTP missions before being de-accessed by NASA. In 2012, Congress allowed Apollo Era astronauts to keep disposable items like this Apollo 10 ACR Penlight from their mission as personal mementos. This penlight has been part of the Apollo 10 collection for 50 years, ever since NASA downgraded it after the return of Apollo 10 from the Moon in 1969. This ACR Penlight is one of the few objects carried to lunar orbit and is also a rare example of an astronaut flight certified object used on orbit around the Moon."
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