Lot 85
Apollo 10, 1969, Crew Signed Presentation Lunar Photo (14x11", professionally framed to 19x16") This lunar photo is on a white mat that has a printed inscription: "To Bill Dana - Our fourth crew member…Wish you could have joined us instead of staying on the launch pad". The mat is signed at the bottom by Gene Cernan, John Young and Tom Stafford.
This launch was a prelude to the lunar landing during which they tested a number of programs for the first time, including CSM/LM operations in cislunar and lunar environment and a simulated lunar landing. The astronauts swore a blue streak when their lunar module went out of control. More expletives followed in their enthusiastic descriptions of the lunar surface. When they returned, a banner awaited them: "The Flight of Apollo 10 - For Adult Audiences Only". Some aging on the mat pales in comparison to the feelings expressed to the presentee - a man who was present, in spirit if not in person, on all American space flights dating back to Mercury days.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
Ex. the comedian Bill Dana/Jose Jimenez collection.
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| Realized $480 |
