Flown 1˝ x .25˝ section of lunar surface safety line carried to the surface of the moon during the Apollo 14 mission, presented to a NASA employee following the mission. The swatch is laminated to a 3.75˝ x 2.5˝ presentation card, reading: "Presented in appreciation of your role in Apollo 14's success. This small portion of the lunar surface safety line was carried by the astronauts on the moon's surface February 5-6, 1971." The names of the Apollo 14 crew—Edgar Mitchell, Alan Shepard, and Stuart Roosa—are imprinted below. The reverse is imprinted with the name of the recipient, Charles E. Clift. In fine condition. The Lunar Surface Safety Line was a 100-foot-long cord designed to be used in an emergency during a moonwalk to allow one astronaut to pull another to safety.
