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Topic: La Casa Pacifica: "America's Men In Space" plaque
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LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-24-2013 01:40 AM
This plaque, which has the names of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts, was presented by Neil Armstrong to the President at the Western White House in 1974. In making the presentation, Armstrong said "Mr. President, you have proclaimed this week to be United States Space week in conjunction with the fifth anniversary of our first successful landing on the Moon. It is my privilege to represent my colleagues, the crewmen of projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab, and the men and women of NASA, and the hundreds of thousands of Americans from across the land who contributed so mightily to the success of our efforts in space in presenting this plaque which bears the names of each individual who has had the privilege of representing this country" in a space flight. Can you make out all the signatures?
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garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 12-24-2013 08:51 AM
Here's what I can see. I added LM-12's Charlie Duke. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-24-2013 09:00 AM
Charlie Duke is below Alan Shepard. Neil Armstrong is to their left. |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-24-2013 09:26 AM
Jim Irwin below and to the left of Duke.Not sure but it looks like Grissom below Aldrin and Edward White II below McDivitt. And, Al Worden to the left of Irwin. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-24-2013 09:34 AM
I think that is Ron Evans below Aldrin. |
garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 12-24-2013 09:56 AM
Bill Pogue to the left of Lovell? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-24-2013 10:00 AM
That would be Stafford left of Lovell. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-24-2013 10:11 AM
Jack Swigert and Fred Haise between Bean and Roosa. The sequence is right. |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-24-2013 11:56 AM
quote: Originally posted by LM-12: I think that is Ron Evans below Aldrin.
Agree. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-24-2013 02:42 PM
Here is another view of the plaque. This transcript of the ceremony indicates that the plaque would be placed in the White House. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-03-2014 04:17 PM
Skylab is mentioned in the remarks, but I do not see any Skylab signatures, apart from Conrad and Bean.The remaining signatures look like Gus Grissom between Duke and Carpenter, Wally Schirra below Carpenter, Donn Eisele below Cunningham, Bill Anders and Rusty Schweickart below Bean, and Ed Mitchell below Worden. My count is 34 signatures on the plaque. MR-3 to Apollo 17. |