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APOLLO 14 LUNAR SURFACE SAFETY LINE.
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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APOLLO 14 LUNAR SURFACE SAFETY LINE.
Segment of the Lunar Surface Safety Line used on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 14 Lunar landing, a 1 inch (26 x 7 mm) segment laminated to a presentation card, with NASA logo on the verso and the name of the recipient, William J. Dickinson, a NASA employee. Includes a presentation letter to Dickinson, with facsimile signatures of Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard, Roosa, and Mitchell, and a letter of authenticity from Dickinson detailing his NASA career.
The Lunar Surface Safety Lines were originally specified for the Apollo 12 mission to be used while astronauts were walking on the inside slope of the Surveyor crater. One 30 meter long safety line was carried on each of the Apollo missions from 12 through 15, but not used on Apollo 16 or 17. The Apollo 13 safety line never reached the Moon's surface, and the Apollo 12 and 15 lines were left behind. Apollo 14's safety line was the only one carried (but not deployed) on the Lunar surface and brought back. Pieces like this one were used as rewards to an unknown number of NASA employees.
The Lunar Surface Safety Lines were originally specified for the Apollo 12 mission to be used while astronauts were walking on the inside slope of the Surveyor crater. One 30 meter long safety line was carried on each of the Apollo missions from 12 through 15, but not used on Apollo 16 or 17. The Apollo 13 safety line never reached the Moon's surface, and the Apollo 12 and 15 lines were left behind. Apollo 14's safety line was the only one carried (but not deployed) on the Lunar surface and brought back. Pieces like this one were used as rewards to an unknown number of NASA employees.