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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate Crew-Signed Display

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate Crew-Signed Display

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Auction Date:2017 Apr 20 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:236 Commercial St., Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, 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 aluminum ‘lunar rover license plate,’ 1.25 x .75, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, and the NASA and Boeing logos in the corners. Astronaut Dave Scott carried this on all three lunar EVAs, including on the lunar rover. Neatly mounted to an off-white 17 x 13.5 cardstock display bearing an affixed Apollo 15 mission patch, photo of Scott driving the rover on the lunar surface, and a plate certifying flown status: "This license plate was carried aboard the first manned lunar rover vehicle during the entire exploration of the Hadley–Apennine, July 30–August 2, 1971." Signed and inscribed below the photo in black felt tip, "To…with warm personal regards from crew of Apollo 15 and our thanks for a well tested vehicle. Jim Irwin," "Dave Scott," and "Al Worden," with the name of the recipient having been marked over. In fine condition, with some toning to plate description on display. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the miniature metal Lunar Rover license plate…included with this letter and mounted with a photo and signatures of all three crewmembers, was carried on Apollo Lunar Rover No. 1 during Apollo 15…I carried these license plates in a pocket of my Apollo A7L-B EVA Spacesuit…during our nearly three day stay on the Moon as we drove 27.76 km across the lunar surface during approximately 19 hours of three EVAs exploring the Hadley Apennine region of the Moon. In commemoration of the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the first vehicle to be driven on another world, I designed and had produced these small license plate replicas for use as presentation mementos after our mission to the Moon.” This plate, along with others, was prepackaged in a pack smaller than a pack of gum, which was stowed in the left knee pocket of Scott’s space suit before the launch, where it remained until after his return to earth. It was in space for 12 days, 7 hours from launch to splashdown. More importantly, it spent nearly 67 hours on the moon, including 18h 30m of EVAs, and was carried on the LRV itself for around 17 miles across the lunar surface. A sought-after flown piece from the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.