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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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