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Apollo Primary Sites Map Signed by 6 Moonwalkers

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:975.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Apollo Primary Sites Map Signed by 6 Moonwalkers
<B>Vintage Apollo Zone Primary Sites Map Signed By Moonwalkers From Every Lunar Landing Mission,</B></I> including: <B>Buzz Aldrin</B></I> (Apollo 11), <B>Alan Bean</B></I> (Apollo 12), <B>Ed Mitchell</B></I> (Apollo 14), <B>Dave Scott</B></I> (Apollo 15), <B>John Young</B></I> (Apollo 16), and <B>Gene Cernan</B></I> (Apollo 17). It is also signed by <B>Gene Kranz</B></I> (Flight) and <B>Geunter Wendt</B></I> (Padleader). This original NASA map, 53" x 11", was prepared by the U.S. Army Topographic Command for NASA prior to the lunar landings. These maps, which have become quite scarce, were used to determine where missions would land, and are marked with the proposed landing areas "site 1," "site 2," etc. The map is marked "Prepared by the U.S. Army Topographic Command for the Mapping Sciences Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center from Lunar Orbiter IV photography."<BR><BR>The signers have also marked where their lunar modules landed adding the name of the area. Those who landed "off map" have marked the direction of the landing sites. Included are photographs of Aldrin, Bean, Mitchell, Scott, and Cernan signing the map and a Certificate of Authenticity from Novaspace for the Young signature.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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