Apollo 14 flown Kapton foil + CM plug acrylic bag fragment Apollo 17 took the 11th

Apollo 17 took the 11th and 12th people to the moon's surface in 1972

whose involvement in early high-speed flight research helped validate and refine the delta-wing design

The strap fragment in this presentation retains authentic lunar dust as subtle greyish smudges against the normally white Beta cloth

At the heart of the medallion lies a visible flown fragment of Kapton thermal foil originating from the historic Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia

Background documentation

Apollo 14 flown Kapton foil + CM plug acrylic bag fragment Apollo 17 took the 11thApollo 14 Return to the moon after Apollo 13. With Apollo 14 NASA returned their manned lunar landings after the Apollo 13 abort. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell used a two wheeled cart on the moon and Shepard became the first golf player on the moon. Stuart Roosa meanwhile remained in the command module in lunar orbit. Acrylic block containing a flown piece of Kapton foil and a flown fragment from a plug both recovered from the Apollo 14 Command