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Author	Topic: FS: John Glenn helmet, Buzz Aldrin A6L glove
natedsanders Member Posts: 38 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Nov 2011	posted 05-11-2018 03:15 PM For auction by Nate D. Sanders: John Glenn's U.S. Navy helmet worn during Project Bullet — the first supersonic Transcontinental flight dubbed "faster than a bullet" that made Glenn a celebrity and led to his selection in Mercury 7. Buzz Aldrin's A6L spacesuit glove — worn by Aldrin in 1968 during training for the Apollo 11 mission. Both items featured in Nate D. Sanders May 31st auction.
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 05-11-2018 03:48 PM No mention in the Aldrin glove listing of deaccession paperwork. If it is indeed as claimed (used by Aldrin during training) the artifact would have been government property at one time with mandated initial disposition offer to the Smithsonian. In the event, instead the glove slipped through GSA/property disposal channels, there will be paperwork (which the current consignor and/or prospective new owner would require to defend against the inevitable engagement of NASA's IG office). But in any case Sanders just offers an unsubstantiated claim of its use without supporting provenance.
Wehaveliftoff Member Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001	posted 05-14-2018 10:39 PM At these astronomical prices, provenance should be mandatory.

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