Deke Slayton's flown 5.5 x 5.5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, carried aboard the Apollo CSM-111 for nine days in space, signed in black ink or felt tip by Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Alexei Leonov, and Valery Kubasov. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by his wife, Bobbie Slayton, which reads, in part: "This is to certify that this autographed beta cloth belonged to my husband, Deke Slayton, and was flown in 1975 on the Apollo Soyuz mission. It was locked in his safe deposit box along with other flown memorabilia. This beta cloth is genuine in all respects."
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