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Item:  Argentine flag carried to the Moon aboard Apollo 15. Size:  15.5 x 10.4 cm. Mission: Apollo 15 Launch date: July 26, 1971. Landing...


Item: Argentine flag carried to the Moon aboard Apollo 15.
Size: 15.5 x 10.4 cm.
Mission: Apollo 15
Launch date: July 26, 1971.
Landing date: August 7, 1971.

Description: this flag from Argentina was carried to the Moon aboard Apollo 15 in the spacecraft Endeavour. It remained in the Command Module during the lunar orbit phase of the flight.

Apollo 15 was the fourth manned lunar landing mission, carrying for the first time a lunar rover and a Scientific Instrument Bay in the Service Module. The flight was launched on July 26 and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on August 7, 1971, logging flight time of 295.2 hours and a distance of over 1.4 million miles. Dave Scott and Jim Irwin explored the region of Hadley Rille for three days while Alfred M. Worden conducted experiments in orbit. On the return to Earth, Worden performed a 38 minute Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) to recover film that had been exposed during the flight.

The flag is signed and inscribed "Flown to the Moon on Apollo 15 Al Worden CMP" by NASA Astronaut Al Worden. It comes with two certificates of authenticity. One from Nate D. Sanders Auctions, and the other from astronaut Al Worden.


Al Worden Certificate of Authenticity


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Artifact:  Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) Flown American Flag on Presentation Certificate Artifact Category:  Flag, certificate Date of us...


Artifact: Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) Flown American Flag on Presentation Certificate
Artifact Category: Flag, certificate
Date of use: 12-14 April, 1981
Spacecraft/Launch Systems: Space Shuttle Columbia
Materials: Cloth, paper
Program: Space Transportation System
Dimensions: 21.2 x 27.9 cm. Flag: 10.5 x 14.5 cm.
Flown Status: Flown

Description: A 5.75" x 4.125" cloth U.S. flag that accompanied crewmembers Young and Crippen aboard the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle program, April 12-14, 1981. It is laid down to a 7" x 11" certificate with two color photos, the mission insignia, and facsimile signatures of Christopher C. Kraft, John Young and Bob Crippen, along with text as follows: "Presented to JERRY T. KILPATRICK. This flag was flown aboard Space Shuttle 'Columbia' (STS-1) April 12 - 14, 1981. It is presented to you in recognition of the significant contribution you made to the success of the mission."

Jerry T. Kilpatrick worked at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Besides the Personal Preference Kit (PPK) limited to 2.5 pounds of personal items the astronauts flew for family members and friends, STS-1 also carried an Official Flight Kit (OFK) containing presentation items that NASA, the crew and others would distribute post-flight. OFKs have flown on all subsequent shuttle missions and can be traced back to Apollo flights.

Notable among the STS-1 OFK contents were 10,000 small U.S. flags, which were later given to employees and VIPs. These flags represent the most accessible of STS-1's artifacts today.