Flight-flown printed Space Treaty, 5.5 x 3.5, entitled “Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space,” carried aboard Apollo 15. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from crew member Al Worden, stating “This is to certify that the following Space Rescue Agreement was carried aboard Apollo 15 during its lunar flight July 26-August 7, 1971.” Also referred to as the ‘Rescue Agreement,’ it is an international agreement setting forth rights and obligations of states concerning the rescue of persons in space. The Agreement was created by a 1967 consensus vote in the United Nations General Assembly; it came into force in 1968. RRAuction COA.
