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Apollo 14 Command Module Flown American Flag

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,750.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
Apollo 14 Command Module Flown American Flag
<B>Apollo 14 Command Module Flown American Flag, Signed by Ed Mitchell.</B></I> The Apollo 14 lunar mission launched from Cape Kennedy on January 31, 1971, with three intrepid space explorers aboard - Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Ed Mitchell. Apollo 14 was eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. <BR><BR>Once in orbit around the Moon, Roosa was tasked with piloting the command module Kitty Hawk while Shepard and Mitchell boarded the lunar module Antares for a brief trip to the lunar surface. Although he did not take this item with him to the lunar surface, astronaut Mitchell did carry this 11.5" x 8" cloth flag with him aboard the Kitty Hawk during its nine-day mission. It is inscribed and signed in blue ink: "<I>Flown to the Moon aboard Apollo 14. Edgar Mitchell.</B></I>" The flag is accompanied by two certificates of authenticity - one handwritten and one typed - by Ed Mitchell on his personal Apollo 14 letterhead. Both the flag and the certificates of authenticity are in very fine condition. <I>From the personal collection of Dr. Edgar Mitchell.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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