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FLOWN United States Flag. A 4x6 inch silk flag inscribed and signed by Fred Haise along the lowest white bar with: "Flown aro...
STARS AND STRIPES TAKEN TO THE MOONFLOWN United States Flag. A 4x6 inch silk flag inscribed and signed by Fred Haise along the lowest white bar: "Flown around the moon on Apollo 13, Fred Haise, LMP." Mounted on a Typed Letter Signed by Fred Haise. NASA/MSC, 1970
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Notes: a symbol of the national effort to return the crew safely to earth.
The Haise letter reads in part: "The flag was stowed in my Lunar Module Personal Preference Kit (PPK) and was scheduled to be taken to the lunar surface during third manned lunar landing. However, at about 56 hours into the mission, an oxygen tank explosion in our Service Module caused a major loss of electrical power to the Command Module. Jack Swigert first radioed: "OK, Houston, we've had a problem here.' Then Commander James Lovell clearly called Mission Control with: 'Houston, we've had a problem!'
"This event caused a scrub of the lunar landing and forced us to move into the Lunar Module in order to survive a four day journey around the moon and return back to earth. Countless individuals from NASA and our contractor teams worked around-the-clock to ensure our safe return." - Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.
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