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Apollo 10, 1969, Crew Signed Presentation Lunr Photo

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Apollo 10, 1969, Crew Signed Presentation Lunr Photo
<Our item number 138580><B>Apollo 10, 1969, Crew Signed Presentation Lunar Photo.</B> &#40;14x11&#34;, professionally framed to 19x16&#34;&#41; This lunar photo is on a white mat that has a printed inscription: &#34;To Bill Dana - Our fourth crew member…Wish you could have joined us instead of staying on the launch pad&#34;. The mat is signed at the bottom by Gene Cernan, John Young and Tom Stafford. <BR><BR>This launch was a prelude to the lunar landing during which they tested a number of programs for the first time, including CSM/LM operations in cislunar and lunar environment and a simulated lunar landing. The astronauts swore a blue streak when their lunar module went out of control. More expletives followed in their enthusiastic descriptions of the lunar surface. When they returned, a banner awaited them: &#34;The Flight of Apollo 10 - For Adult Audiences Only&#34;. Some aging on the mat pales in comparison to the feelings expressed to the presentee - a man who was present, in spirit if not in person, o n all American space flights dating back to Mercury days. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;750 - 1,000. <I><BR>Ex. the comedian Bill Dana/Jose Jimenez collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 138580<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/138580.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>