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Topic: Current whereabouts of Apollo 16 VICC pennant
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Redglare
Member Posts: 18
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 02-16-2015 12:42 PM
  
Back in 1972, a Brownsville, Texas couple was asked to design a pennant representing the Valley International Country Club. Charlie Duke, an avid golfer, agreed to carry the pennant aboard Apollo 16 on its mission to the moon. At one time the pennant was on display at Johnson Space Center. Today, that couple is interested in knowing the whereabouts of the pennant. Anyone have an idea of where it ended up? The designers would like a current photo of the pennant if possible.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 55580
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-30-2025 09:59 AM
Updating this 2015 thread...In 2023, a Facebook member posted a photo of the pennant, saying it is part of his collection. Here is my pennant flag from Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) that he took to space for Bill Bass. It's signed by Duke. Kinda kool to have something that was on the moon for three days.  |
Axman
Member Posts: 840
From: Derbyshire UK
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 11-30-2025 10:39 AM
I have to say there are significant differences between the two images. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5524
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-30-2025 02:35 PM
Pennant in the news article includes an approximate facsimile of a Thor-Able, Facebook photo more closely resembles a Saturn launch vehicle. Perhaps the designers produced the second (which actually flew) after learning of the distinction. |
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