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Topic: History of medallions with space-flown metal
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Rocket Chris
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Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-18-2012 05:08 AM
   
Does anyone know the history and background of the medals with flown material? Who started first with this idea, Soviets or Americans? What was the very first medal with flown material or even directly flown presented in an award (Apollo 8? [beside the Robbins medals])? Why are such awards not officially presented today? What is the most rare and the most worthy medal? Questions and questions...I would appreciate for any information |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 12-18-2012 08:33 AM
The Fliteline medallions would of been first I believe for the whole flown medal. The Apollo 8 Manned Flight Awareness medal was probably the first NASA released flown melted-metal medal. There was a Russian made medal, which supposed made from fragments of missile stage (gas bags) which fell to the ground from Gagarin's rocket made in 1961. |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 12-18-2012 04:17 PM
As far as rare or sought out: - The 2001 Silver Space Camp medal - only 12 were made.
- The Apollo 13 Franklin Mint whole coin flown in space. Only 20 were flown, one returned to the Franklin Mint and the others believe to be given out to the employees who help get them back to earth.
- The Apollo 14 Franklin Mint flown whole coin usually goes for $2000+
- The Perth Mint Skylab medal only several hundred were made.
My sought out list would include: - Apollo 8/Alcoa 50 years of research.
- National Space Club Medal
- STS-114 Team award
- Stennis 30th Anniversary of the SSME test
- NACA 1915-1958
- John Glenn/Brevard County
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oke
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Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 08-15-2019 12:33 PM
So, at first, I wanted to ask about the background and history of the Space Camp medallion (both the silver and bronze), along with the John Glenn/Brevard County one, and the Apollo 11 25th anniversary medallion with metal flown on STS-65 mentioned here, and later saw that some more info is over in this thread for the STS-65 one (with an image) and the John Glenn one (yet no image), yet does anyone have more information about those three?For instance, why were only 12 silver Space Camp ones made, and how many of the bronze version are there? Was there a particular reason for the Space Camp ones (I think given/made in 2001)? What's the Brevard County/John Glenn one look like, and how was that one distributed? And who put out the STS-65/Apollo 11 25th anniversary medallion, and how many are there? I haven't found much info about it, yet cool to see what it looks like. Thank you in advance for any more information you can provide! |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 08-15-2019 07:04 PM
You can check out my site. I have pics and some info (at least what I could dig up). |
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