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tnperri
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posted 03-23-2020 02:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tnperri   Click Here to Email tnperri     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Picked up this United Launch Alliance Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) keychain in a recent auction. Didn't realize it had flown melted-metal until I got it. Very nice.

JBoe
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posted 03-23-2020 02:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JBoe   Click Here to Email JBoe     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very nice indeed! I'm jealous.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-23-2020 05:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have one of these and either forgot or never noticed it included flown metal. Thanks for the heads up!

denali414
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posted 03-23-2020 05:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great pick up! ULA kinda sneaky with these flown items, second one we found.

JBoe
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posted 04-20-2020 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JBoe   Click Here to Email JBoe     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I wanted to gauge your thoughts and engage your experience, but what are the chances of two/three "known to exist" that contain flown metal and that of no flown metal?

I know the quantity is and would be difficult to know or find out to compare between flown and unflown. Given the relative "scarcity" of only three identified in existence I think the odds are at least 50/50 if not more towards the flown variety. Thoughts?

JBoe
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posted 04-25-2020 06:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JBoe   Click Here to Email JBoe     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
No longer jealous, it's confirmed a third flown keychain!

I think that all these keychains contain flown metal aboard EFT-1 and would be highly likely that this style would contain flown metal.

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