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Alfred P. Alibrando's flown American flag carried into lunar orbit on the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 4, affixed to a 13.5 x 10.75 presentation certificate presented to “Alfred P. Alibrando,” which reads: “This flag was carried to the Moon aboard the spaceship America Apollo XVII, December 7-19, 1972.” The certificate bears an embossed official NASA gold seal, images of the Earth and Apollo spacecraft, and an autopen signature of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17.75 x 15. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning to flag. In fine condition. Al Alibrando served as a NASA public information/public affairs officer from 1960 to 1975 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. In that role, he was deeply involved in public affairs programs related to NASA’s manned flight programs, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, and Skylab.
