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This document, reprinted for reference only, appears as originally issued by NASA. The Official Flight Kit (OFK) contained selected multiple items such as flags, patches, medallions and other memorabilia to be presented to government officials, members of the Congress and others who received such gifts as a result of individual contributions to the space program as determined by the then-NASA Administrator.

Skylab 1 (SL-2) marked the first manned mission to the United States' first space station. Charles Conrad, Paul Weitz and Joseph Kerwin were in space for 28 days.


Skylab 1 (SL-2) Official Flight Kit (OFK)

No.   Description   Recipient
 

1.

 

3 sets of small State and Territorial flags

 

For presentations as appropriate to officials from each State or Territory, as approved by the Administrator.

 

2.

 

2 sets of small foreign flags as approved by the State Department (Tonga, San Marino) Short in one set.

 

Distribution as approved by the Administrator.

 

3.

 

Special Flags:

 

 

 

Pennsylvania State University

 

Pennsylvania State Univ.

 

 

U. S. Naval Postgraduate School

 

U. S. Naval Postgraduate School

 

 

Secretary of Navy

 

Secretary of Navy

 

 

Chief of Naval Operations

 

Chief of Naval Operations

 

 

National Geographic Society

 

National Geographic Society

 

 

College of the Holy Cross

 

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts

 

 

Northwestern University

 

Northwestern University (School of Medicine)

 

 

Fenwick High School

 

Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Illinois

 

4.

 

50 Silver Medallions

 

Astronaut Office

 

5.

 

500 small U. S. flags

 

Distribution as approved by the Administrator

 

6.

 

300 Skylab crew patches (25 embroidered; 275 beta cloth)

 

Distribution as approved by the Administrator

 

7.

 

3 sets of wings and pins

 

Flight crew

 

8.

 

4 one-dollar bills

 

To be provided to Gen. Brook Allen, Executive Director of the National Aeronautic Association


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