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Topic: NASA 60th anniversary commemorative medal
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JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 10-24-2018 03:10 PM
   
NASA will be releasing a new commemorative medallion for its 60th anniversary containing metal from the engineering of the Mars Curiosity rover and flown material from the space shuttle and Apollo lunar missions. No availability details or release date has been given.  
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denali414
Member Posts: 593
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 10-24-2018 04:10 PM
Thanks for the head's up Jason. The collection keeps growing. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-26-2018 04:02 AM
Winco has also produced a lapel pin made from the same blend of historic metals:  |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-26-2018 06:18 AM
The pins are available now. Some on eBay but a bit pricey. Check the NASA gift shops. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-26-2018 09:24 AM
Pins available from The Space Store. |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 10-26-2018 04:34 PM
Why so late into 2018 to come out with these? The agency was founded in the summer of 1958, right? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-26-2018 04:36 PM
Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act in July 1958, but NASA's birthday — the day it opened for business — was Oct. 1, 1958. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 10-27-2018 06:35 AM
Yes, NASA opened almost exactly one year after Sputnik. (Almost, give or take a couple days.) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-08-2018 09:22 AM
The Space Store now has the medallion available without its backer card/certificate. Medallions packaged with the card are expected in December. |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 11-08-2018 09:39 AM
Use save10 at checkout and save 10%. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 11-08-2018 10:58 AM
Thanks Robert and Tim for the tipper! I just ordered one, but wish that the COA card was accompanied it. That said, do you know who manufactured it? Was it a Winco production with Matthew Skeins' artistry or was this a new producer?Any information down the line for obtaining a separate COA (without purchasing the same medallion again) would be greatly appreciated! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-08-2018 05:23 PM
The medallion is a Winco production. |
NeilPearson
Member Posts: 147
From: UK
Registered: May 2013
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posted 12-27-2018 11:29 AM
Medallions with a COA card are now available from The Space Store. |
desey9
Member Posts: 16
From:
Registered: Sep 2017
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posted 12-31-2018 02:54 PM
These medallions have been offered for sale (w/o COA, now with...) for about two months. Has anyone seen/purchased one from an actual NASA gift shop, whether online or in person? I haven't seen them offered anywhere other than a select few eBay accounts and The Space Store. |
thump
Member Posts: 575
From: washington dc usa
Registered: May 2004
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posted 01-03-2019 01:18 PM
I was able to purchase one (w/o COA) at the NASA HQ gift shop in Washington DC before the partial government shutdown. |
robert_l
Member Posts: 168
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 01-22-2019 11:51 AM
I purchased one at the KSC visitor complex for $19. |
denali414
Member Posts: 593
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 03-18-2019 07:47 AM
You can now purchase these coins with a COA from various sources, for what it's worth. |
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