Flown aluminum slag sample, carried on board shuttle mission STS-65. Small sample is a piece of unburned aluminum propellant from the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters. Accompanied by a photocopied letter of provenance from crew member Donald Thomas, which reads, in part: “I thought you might enjoy this aluminum slag sample from STS-65…Along with the boosters, it reached a peak altitude of about 40 miles on July 8, 1994.” Also accompanied by a color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Thomas, signed and inscribed in black felt tip. RRAuction COA.
