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Apollo 13

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Apollo 13

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Auction Date:2013 Nov 21 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Flown embroidered President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports patch, 3? in diameter, carried on board Apollo 13. Patch is accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from James Lovell which reads, “This President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports Patch was flown on board the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey during its flight around the moon April 11–17, 1970. It was stored in the Commander's Personal Preference Kit. The patch would have remained in Odyssey had we landed on the moon." In very fine condition. Physical fitness proved to be a very important factor in the so-called ‘successful failure’ of the mission. Their good shape and health were key in the mission. Swigert has been a quarterback in college, and Lovell was an exercise enthusiast. After the mission, President Johnson appointed Lovell as his consultant for physical fitness and sports. In 1970, President Nixon assigned Lovell the additional responsibility of Chairman of the Council.