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Apollo
9 Flown Crew Patch Front
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Apollo
9 Flown Crew Patch Back
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This crew patch was flown on the
Apollo 9 mission. It came from the artifact collection of Apollo
9 Commander James McDivitt. Astronaut McDivitt placed the patch
up for auction through Novaspace's Astro Auction. It came with a
Novaspace certificate of authenticity signed Jim McDivitt.
The certificate of authenticity states
: "Jim McDivitt Flown Artifact, I
certify that this Apollo 9 mission patch was flown by me aboard the
mission. It is from my personal collection and recently gathered
and presented to Novaspace for dispersal to collectors of artifacts
from the great "space race" and the golden era of space
exploration. CDR Gemini IV, CDR Apollo 9, DIR Apollo Lunar
Landings, Jim McDivitt, certified by Jim McDivitt"
The flown crew patch and certificate of authenticity from Astronaut
McDivitt were acquired by the Earth To The Moon Air
&
Space
Museum from the Novaspace auction on February 23, 2007.
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