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STARS AND STRIPES INTENDED FOR LUNAR SURFACE.
Flown United States flag, made from silk, 4 by 6 inches,

25 March 2013, 13:00 EDT
New York

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STARS AND STRIPES INTENDED FOR LUNAR SURFACE.

Flown United States flag, made from silk, 4 by 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 carried around the moon on the flight of Apollo 13 during April 11 to 17, 1970. The flag 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. Then Commander James Lovell clearly called Mission Control with: 'Houston, we've had a problem!'
The event caused a scrub of the lunar landing and forced us to move into the Lunar Module in order to survive a four day journey around the moon and return back to earth. Countless individuals from NASA and our contractor teams worked around-the-clock to ensure our safe return."

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