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Lot #5146
Apollo 7 National Aeronautic Association World Record Certificate - "Greatest Mass Lifted into Earth Orbit"

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Official calligraphic "Certificate of Record" for Apollo 7 from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), one page, 12 x 15, signed in black felt tip by NAA President Frederick B. Lee and Contest and Record Board Chair M. J. Randleman. The certificate reads, in full: "National Aeronautic Association, Representing in the United States of America The Federation Aeronautique Internationale awards this Certificate of Record to Walter M. Schirra, Jr., R. Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, Class K, Greatest Mass Lifted into Earth Orbit, Apollo 7, 11 October 1968, 14,769 Kgs., 32,566 Lbs." The embossed gold foil seal affixed at the lower left remains intact. In fine condition. Only crew members named received these certificates.

The Richard Jurek Collection.

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