Scarce bi-fold program for the "Presentation of the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal" to the Apollo 11 crew on February 16, 1970, 10 x 10, signed inside in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The Hubbard Medal is awarded by the National Geographic Society for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research: other recipients have included polar explorers like Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen, and Ernest Shackleton; aviators Richard E. Byrd, Charles Lindbergh, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh; the 1954 British Mount Everest Expedition; and the crew of Apollo 8. In fine condition, with a small crease, and a small area of dampstaining, not affecting the signatures.
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