Space Exploration
Space Exploration
Auction Closed
July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
FLOWN APOLLO 16 EMBLEM
BETA CLOTH EMBLEM SIGNED BY CHARLIE DUKE, WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
FLOWN Apollo 16 cloth emblem, 3 1/2 inches in diameter, 9 by 7 1/2 inches overall, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by CHARLIE DUKE "THIS APOLLO 16 BETA CLOTH EMBLEM WAS | CARRIED TO THE MOON ABOARD THE COMMAND | MODULE "CASPER" ON THE APOLLO 16 MISSION | APRIL 16-27, 1972. IT WAS A PART OF MY PPL." The emblem is mounted on a velvet-covered board with enameled Apollo emblem, 3 1/8 inches in diameter, and brass plaque, 6 7/8 by 7 1/4 inches.
With two documents SIGNED by CHARLIE DUKE, which read: "This Apollo 16 Mission Emblem made of fireproof Beta Cloth was carried in the Personal Preference Kit aboard the Apollo Spacecraft "Orion" to the Moon and returned to Earth April 16-27, 1972[.] Beta Cloth Mission Emblems were worn on all Astronaut Spacesuits during Apollo Missions."