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I like to collect space memorabilia, specifically (and among other things) US flags that have flown on missions. Here are a couple of pics..
An American flag that was flown on a soviet space station (Salut-6 for 96 days). This was in late 1977 during the cold war. Notice how the "field of stars" is not quite right?
3 Flags from the shuttle/mir (phase one) missions. There were several historic firsts associated with these missions. All three have flown on MIR..
A US flag flown during expedition 9 (ISS)
Other than flags, I also have on originally signed pic of the Apollo crew (hand signed and NOT auto-pen),
And also (clockwise from the top) A flown mission patch from the first shuttle/satellite repair mission (this is from pee-tees, a BBQ hangout for many folks at JSC, A US Pathfinder stamp signed by Jim Lovell, A signed card by both Patrick Stewart and William Shatner (I know, it is fiction, but what is life without whimsy??), Several shuttle mission patches, A collection of Apollo mission pins, and a picture of the Apollo 17 launch hand signed by both Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt.
What do you folks collect?
An American flag that was flown on a soviet space station (Salut-6 for 96 days). This was in late 1977 during the cold war. Notice how the "field of stars" is not quite right?
3 Flags from the shuttle/mir (phase one) missions. There were several historic firsts associated with these missions. All three have flown on MIR..
A US flag flown during expedition 9 (ISS)
Other than flags, I also have on originally signed pic of the Apollo crew (hand signed and NOT auto-pen),
And also (clockwise from the top) A flown mission patch from the first shuttle/satellite repair mission (this is from pee-tees, a BBQ hangout for many folks at JSC, A US Pathfinder stamp signed by Jim Lovell, A signed card by both Patrick Stewart and William Shatner (I know, it is fiction, but what is life without whimsy??), Several shuttle mission patches, A collection of Apollo mission pins, and a picture of the Apollo 17 launch hand signed by both Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt.
What do you folks collect?