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Apollo 13 Signed Reentry Photo, Parachute Swatch

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Apollo 13 Signed Reentry Photo, Parachute Swatch
<B>Apollo 13 Signed Reentry Color Photograph with Parachute Swatch,</B></I> 9.5" x 6.25" matted to 10.25" x 7.5", inscribed on the upper mat "<I>To Joe Garino Sr/ with sincere best wishes/ Jack Swigert/ Apollo 13.</B></I>" The lightly faded photo depicts the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it heads toward a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean on April 17, 1970. Affixed to the lower right corner in a clear 3" x 4" bag is a portion of the actual parachute labeled in an unknown hand "<I>Part of Apollo 13 Chute.</B></I>" Swigert was Command Module pilot on Apollo 13. The mission was aborted due to an explosion aboard the Command Module. It was Swigert who, after he saw a warning light accompanying the explosion, said, "Houston, we've had a problem here." Jack Swigert was elected to Congress in 1982 but died a week before he was to be sworn in. Framed to 12" x 9". <I>From the collection of renowned former physical trainer of the astronauts Joe Garino. This lot is accompanied by a signed certificate of authentication from Garino verifying its provenance.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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