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Topic: Apollo 8 Manned Flight Awareness medallion
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mensax
Member Posts: 861
From: Virginia
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 04-17-2005 08:44 AM
   
According to Russ Still's book "Relics of the Space Race," Frank Borman carried a half inch diameter sphere of an aluminum alloy in his PPK during the flight of Apollo 8. After the mission, for fear of loss, the sphere was cut in half. One of the halves was sent to be added to a much larger molten batch of aluminum, which resulted in 200,000 medallions being produced. Whew! Not a lot of flown molecules in this medallion either.So, here's my questions. Any answers or suggestions to where to try to get answers will be greatly appreciated... - Are there any photos of this tiny sphere? Either of it alone, or being shown, or cut, or thrown into the cauldron?
- What happened to the other half of the sphere? I have heard rumor that it was broken up and that the pieces were given to prominent individuals... any truth to that? Has anyone ever seen or heard of one of these for sale?
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kosmo
Member Posts: 543
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Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 06-28-2007 09:13 AM
I'm interested in the Apollo 8 Manned Flight Awareness medallion presentations. Does anyone know how many different ones there are? I know of two. Editor's note: Threads merged. |
JTarpley
New Member Posts: 7
From: Dickinson, Texas, U.S.
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 08-21-2011 02:41 PM
Apollo 8 letter and medallion from my mother's collection.  
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randyc
Member Posts: 918
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 09-10-2024 01:46 PM
I recently bought this and thought the members of collectSPACE would be interested in seeing it. It is a certificate with two of the Apollo 8 Manned Flight Awareness Medallions attached to it, but this one discusses the history of the design and production of the medallions. I don't know the history behind this certificate or who made it but it's the first time I have seen it and thought it would be an interesting addition to my collection.  |
MartinAir
Member Posts: 411
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Registered: Oct 2020
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posted 09-10-2024 02:10 PM
Interesting read, it's signed by all involved in the making of the Apollo 8 MFA medallion. Are the signatures printed? |
randyc
Member Posts: 918
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 09-10-2024 02:40 PM
The 'signatures' are printed. |
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