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Topic: History behind Lunar Roll of Honor metal tube
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Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-03-2015 06:55 AM
   
Looking for information on this Lunar Roll of Honor tube from the estate of a former NASA public relations director. The inscription is self explanatory. I have been able to document the Lunar Roll of Honor Program started in 1966 and cancelled shortly after the Apollo 1 fire. Any information on this artifact would be greatly appreciated.  |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-03-2015 03:54 PM
I see the photo I posted cut off some of the inscription, so here you go: This capsule contains the Lunar Roll of Honor and has been implanted here in the year of 19-- ( exact year left blank). Contained herein are the name of (left blank) men and women of the neighboring planet earth who contributed to the fulfillment on man's greatest engineering dream. What I have found so far is the Lunar Roll of Honor was to leave the names of all 300,000 to 350,000 NASA workers and contractors who contributed to the Apollo moon mission in any capacity on the surface of the moon. The roll of honor was to be left on the moon by the first mission to land on the surface. This incentive program was scrapped after the Apollo 1 fire and replaced with the Manned Flight Awareness program, the Saturn V Roll of Honor and other quality incentive programs. Any more information would be greatly appreciated. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 12-03-2015 07:35 PM
On a similar note, I have one of the blank Honor Roll medallions and would also like to find out more information. Were the medallions the award form of the metal tube? Were they the MFA portion since the Roll of Honor was replaced by other programs? |
bunnkwio
Member Posts: 113
From: Naperville, IL USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 12-08-2015 12:41 PM
I haven't found any additional information, but quite a find nonetheless. To know that you have something that was meant to be planted on the lunar surface (and have backup documentation of the piece) is still quite amazing! |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-08-2015 03:58 PM
As it would happen we had an appraisal event at the Space Walk of Fame museum this weekend and we are also taking consignments for our upcoming space memorabilia auction. A gentleman came in with all of his launch badges including an AS-204 firing room badge used on the day of the Apollo 1 fire. While talking, he believes he has the original list with all of the names proposed for the Lunar Roll of Honor in his possession. He said if he can find them he will donate the list to go into the tube making it complete. This will be a truly unique auction lot. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-23-2015 05:19 PM
Just an update, the list of names was not found, I am disappointed. |
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