STARS AND STRIPES—CARRIED ON APOLLO 13.
INTENDED TO BE CARRIED TO THE LUNAR SURFACE.
Flown United States flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches, inscribed on the lowest white bar: "Flown around the moon on Apollo 13, Fred Haise, LMP." Displayed between paragraphs on a Typed Letter Signed by FRED HAISE.
FRED HAISE'S April 11, 2005 signed provenance letter reads in part: "The United States flag displayed below was ... stowed in my Lunar Module Personal Preference Kit (PPK) and was scheduled to be taken to the lunar surface during the third manned lunar landing. However, at about 56 hours into the mission, an oxygen tank explosion in our Service Module caused a major loss of electrical power to the Command Module. Jack Swigert first radioed: OK, Houston, we've had a problem here.... Countless individuals from NASA and our contractor teams worked around-the-clock to ensure our safe return."
Flown United States flag, silk, 4 x 6 inches, inscribed on the lowest white bar: "Flown around the moon on Apollo 13, Fred Haise, LMP." Displayed between paragraphs on a Typed Letter Signed by FRED HAISE.
FRED HAISE'S April 11, 2005 signed provenance letter reads in part: "The United States flag displayed below was ... stowed in my Lunar Module Personal Preference Kit (PPK) and was scheduled to be taken to the lunar surface during the third manned lunar landing. However, at about 56 hours into the mission, an oxygen tank explosion in our Service Module caused a major loss of electrical power to the Command Module. Jack Swigert first radioed: OK, Houston, we've had a problem here.... Countless individuals from NASA and our contractor teams worked around-the-clock to ensure our safe return."
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