Lot 437
Apollo 17, FLOWN US Flag (6x9") This flag was presented to the consignor upon his retirement from NASA. The flag is mounted on a NASA presentation certificate that reads, in part: "This flag was carried to the Moon aboard the spaceship America Apollo XVII / December 7-19, 1972. The certificate appears to be hand-signed by JSC Director Christopher C. Kraft / February 1981 and by the Apollo 17 crew (Gene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt). The cardboard backing of the frame is signed "Peter Armitage, Ast. Dir. Space and Earth Sciences, NASA Joshnson Space Center, Houston, TX". An important piece of memorabilia in that the flag was flown on mankind's last lunar mission.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex. the NASA Senior Executive Peter Armitage collection.
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