posted 10-09-2009 03:44 PM               

It's a work in progress, but the idea is to give some details on a few of the more interesting types of flown artifact that are offered in the various Space auctions from time to time.

As each person has their own favourite types of item and their own sources of detailed information I'm sure that collectSPACE members will be able to add more details to many of these categories, or indeed correct any errors I may have made on these pages. I will happily try to include any updates as I have time to process them and of course will give due credit for any input. I'd like this site to be something of a cS collective effort.

All constructive feedback is welcome, although I apologize in advance for any delay in replying to people as believe it or not my hobby-time is quite limited.

posted 10-10-2009 07:56 AM               

I homed in on the flashlights as I have Slayton's flown flashlight from ASTP. Would love to find a photo of him with it!

posted 10-10-2009 12:59 PM               

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Originally posted by bunnkwio:
I can't wait for it to grow in leaps and bounds!!

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My source information is limited to what's freely available online plus those space auction catalogs I've manage to trawl through.

If I could get my hands on stowage lists prior to Apollo 11 that would be very helpful. The old Odyssey catalogs would also be most welcome as it seems that plenty of flown stuff was sold (or given away) in those days.

posted 10-10-2009 05:12 PM               

To some extent my intention with the site was to cover categories of flown items not really mentioned in that great reference guide.

What I am particularly keen on is to fill in some of the gaps in my Annex sections, so if a collector out there has a flown flashlight, pen etc that's not in my annexes, or for which I don't have the serial number noted please send me the details.

posted 10-29-2009 02:01 PM               

One note - This list is not 'all' of the medallions that have publicly sold, but it is certainly safe to assume it is the great majority. If anyone owns a catalog that is not noted in the annex, please let Chris know the medallions (if any) that sold in that sale for inclusion in the page.

posted 10-29-2009 04:00 PM               

Until recently it was believed that the Apollo 15 Robbins medallions were struck from silver salvaged from the Spanish 1715 Plate Fleet wrecks, as was the case with some of the Apollo 12 medallions. Apparently, however, the real story is that a small ingot of this silver was carried on the Apollo 15 flight and then added to the melt for the restrike of medallions 128 to 304. Thus only the unflown medallions actually contain this treasure silver.

posted 09-23-2011 01:56 PM               

Any additional information on these beyond what I've already posted would be welcome as always, as would any corrections I need to make.

posted 10-20-2011 04:27 AM               

With Howard's approval I have also incorporated into the site an article he originally produced in 2008 for the Heritage Auctions website on the Gemini Fliteline medallions.

To Howard's articles I have added my usual annexes which list a significant portion of the Apollo flown covers and Gemini Fliteline medallions sold at auction over the last few years.

Please note that I have also taken this opportunity to move the website onto its own dedicated URL:

posted 10-20-2011 05:09 AM              

This is a browser-compatibility issue, other than that congrats on the new additions to the website.

posted 10-20-2011 06:07 AM               

I'll have to check the Safari issue when I get home this evening. My apologies to those affected.

posted 12-05-2011 03:06 PM              

By the way, the Apollo 13 beta cloth full size unhemmed is 8x8 inches, not 9x9 like the others, no idea why but I have two with registration lines on borders and they are 8x8.

And the ASTP beta cloths unhemmed are 5.5 x 5.5 inches.

I have hemmed Apollo 14, 17, and Skylab II, and flown Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 beta patches if you want images for the site.

posted 03-02-2012 04:03 PM               

This is a distinct category of item from the flags carried by NASA in the flag kits and OFKs, which I already covered on a different page.