Deke Slayton's flown American flag carried to the moon aboard the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 4, affixed to a 13.75 x 10.75 presentation certificate presented to “Donald K. Slayton,” which reads: “This flag was carried to the Moon aboard the spaceship America Apollo XVII, December 7-19, 1972.” The certificate bears an embossed official NASA gold seal, images of the Earth and Apollo spacecraft, and an autopen signature of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Director Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 19. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning to flag and a spot of soiling below. As a presentation piece bestowed to Slayton — an original Mercury astronaut and the NASA director of flight crew operations for all 12 Apollo missions — this is a remarkable flown flag with a significant connection to the man who personally hand-selected each legendary Apollo crew.
