Appealing ‘moon-shaped’ program for the 18th Annual Airlines Ball, held in honor of Neil Armstrong at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 24, 1970. The program measures 8″ in diameter, and is ideally signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Armstrong between printed text of his famous quote: “‘One small step for man…One giant leap for Mankind.’” The front of the program lists attending airlines, an event timetable, and shows the lunar surface with an image of the Earth hanging in space. Also includes an original silver 4.5 x 2.5 ticket stub from the event, issued as No. 1753. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. The likelihood of Armstrong appearing was deemed a long shot by organizers of the 18th Annual Airlines Ball; the commander of the Apollo 11 mission had only been earthbound for a little over a year, and was bombarded daily with dozens of event and speaking invitations. However, much to everyone's delight, Armstrong accepted the invite, served as the guest of honor, and was rightly declared as the 'Aviation Man of the Decade.' A highly appealing display piece with a larger than normally seen Armstrong signature.
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