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Charlie Duke Signed & Inscribed Large Photo of the Destroyed Apollo 1 CM
Stark 16" x 20" photo of the destroyed Apollo 1 command module, signed by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke, who also adds a handwritten statement about improving astronaut safety after the fire. Composed in silver felt-tip, Duke writes in full, "After the tragic Apollo I fire on the launch pad that killed Grissom, White and Chaffee, in January 1967, Stu Roosa and I were assigned to represent the astronaut offic[e] on the emergency egress escape team. We developed two escape routes. One was to exit the spacecraft, run to the pad elevator, take it to the bottom of the pad, exit and run through a shower, the[n] slide down a tube, then run into the blast room, from there the crew could survive an explosion for 30 days! / Charlie Duke / Apollo 16 Moonwalker". The black and white photo is in near fine condition.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Stark 16" x 20" photo of the destroyed Apollo 1 command module, signed by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke, who also adds a handwritten statement about improving astronaut safety after the fire. Composed in silver felt-tip, Duke writes in full, "After the tragic Apollo I fire on the launch pad that killed Grissom, White and Chaffee, in January 1967, Stu Roosa and I were assigned to represent the astronaut offic[e] on the emergency egress escape team. We developed two escape routes. One was to exit the spacecraft, run to the pad elevator, take it to the bottom of the pad, exit and run through a shower, the[n] slide down a tube, then run into the blast room, from there the crew could survive an explosion for 30 days! / Charlie Duke / Apollo 16 Moonwalker". The black and white photo is in near fine condition.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
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