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Lot #9429
Apollo 14 Flown Swatch of Beta Cloth

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Description

Flown 1 x 1 swatch of Beta cloth carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 14 mission, affixed to an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of NASA letterhead presented to Dudley Reeves and bearing autopen signatures of crew-members Alan Shepard, Stu Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell. The letter, in part: "In appreciation for your outstanding support of the Apollo 14 mission we the crewmen would like to present you with this piece of equipment carried on board the spacecraft during its flight to the moon and back." In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration and Aviation
  • Dates: #664 - Ended April 20, 2023