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Topic: 333226559327: NASA Apollo jacket
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p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 06-11-2019 06:29 PM
   
Like many of you, I'd love to have this NASA Apollo flight jacket, circa 1968.Just not for nearly this much ($2,500).  |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-11-2019 09:58 PM
Worth it if McDivitt/Schweickart/Cernan/Stafford previously owned (as implied by the accompanying description) ...any of them wear an "XL"? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-11-2019 10:27 PM
...belonged to the test pilot who flew the Lunar module on tests. I read that more as a test pilot who flew the LLTV or LLRV on tests, rather than an astronaut who flew the lunar module in space — but it is worth asking the seller for more details, as offered. |
Grounded!
Member Posts: 367
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 06-12-2019 08:45 AM
Al Worden was involved in making high quality replicas of this jacket. This might be a more affordable choice. |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 06-12-2019 03:54 PM
Yeah, if you can find one. They haven't been made in a while and weren't cheap when they were available.It's also like saying that a piece of Earth rock, painted grey is a cheaper option to finding a real moon rock. The replicas are very good (I own one and have seen a couple of real Apollo era jackets up close to compare it to). Like the old Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell song says, "Ain't nothing like the real thing," right? I know with military uniform collectors, size does matter, in that larger sized are always worth more as the larger you got, the less commonly they were made. Naturally, associating this jacket with a famous NASA person would be the deciding factor on value, but I'd assume that item per item, an XL one of these must be worth more as it means there's a more likely chance the owner could wear it. FYI, flight jackets weren't "generously" cut as they are today. From WW2 until the 60s or so, flight jackets were cut for a trim figure and not a lot of room otherwise. |
max.kaiserman
New Member Posts: 2
From: Philadelphia
Registered: May 2019
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posted 10-29-2019 09:35 PM
Hey everyone. We're making pretty exact replicas of these jackets over at Luna Replicas. We're out right now but have a big run about to be released in November. Check it out! |
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