No other space artifact is more symbolic of the nation that spearheaded mankind’s efforts in space than Space Flown United States Flags and flag related artifacts.
Smith's Illustrated Astronomy Lunar Plates and Text, 1851.
Six pages including three plates and three textual, from the Smith's Illustrated Astronomy, the most popular guide to astronomy available in the 19th century.
Half Plate Daguerreotype of Full Moon.
This 1991, half-plate daguerreotype of a full moon by daguerreotypist Robert Shlaer of Santa Fe, N.M. utilizes 19th century technology to capture the image of the Earth's orbital satellite in the Space Age.
US 50 Star Flag, Mercury Program, Faith 7, Flown May 15-16, 1963.
This flag was carried on Faith 7 by Major L. Gordon Cooper, who christened his capsule "Faith Seven", later explained, it reflected, "my faith in the launch team, my faith in all the hardware that had been so carefully tested, my faith in myself, and my faith in God.
US 50 Star, Gemini IX Program, Earth Orbit Flown Flag, June 3-6, 1966..
This U.S. Flag was carried on the Gemini IX-A mission by astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan and later presented to Sgt. Joe Garino USAF, the Physical Condition Supervisor for NASA as thanks for his innovations and close training.
Apollo 7 - US 50 Star, Earth Orbit Flown Flag, October 11-22, 1968.
This unique flag was carried aboard the first manned Apollo space flight. The flag is affixed to a 13.5" x 10.5" mat with the Apollo 7 patch. Matted with two color photos (launch, crew) and a 7" x 2" card printed "This Flag Flew on Apollo 7".
US 50 Star Flag, Apollo Program, Mission Control, May 18-26, 1969. This Apollo 10 Mission NASA Control Center American flag was flown during the mission and is signed by Mission Lunar Module Pilot Gene Cernan. On the lowest white stripe, Cernan has certified and signed: "Flown in Mission Control- Apollo X Recovery Gene Cernan".
Apollo 14 - EVA Moon Flag displayed on Lunar surface and returned to Earth. It was made even more significant because it was taken by America's "First Man in Space," Alan Shepard.Sheppard "postmarked" the flag. possibly with the wheel of the lunar M.E.T.
Apollo 13, US 50 Star, Circumlunar Orbit Flown Flag, April 11-17 1970.
The U.S. flag that accompanied the infamous Apollo 13 manned mission into space, the only mission in NASA's Apollo program that was deemed a 'Successful Failure". This flag was carried on the mission by astronauts John Young, John L. "Jack" Swigert, and Charles Duke.
U.S Flag that accompanied the manned Apollo 14, which landed on the moon on the 5th of February, 1971.
One of 25 carried in the OFK on the Apollo XIV mission by astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell.
Apollo 14 - 50 Star U.S. Flag Autographed "Kittyhawk", Capt. Edgar Mitchell Personal Collection.
This 4" x 6", rayon, 50 star U.S. flag was one of only 25 carried in the PPK on the Apollo XIV mission, by astronaut Edgar Mitchell, which landed on the moon on the 5th of February, 1971.
US Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Hasselblad
U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Hasselblad 70mm lunar mission camera.
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin used this camera for the Apollo 11 mission.
Apollo 14 Photograph Autographed by Edgar Mitchell.
This autographed photograph accompanies a 4" x 6", rayon, 50 star, United States flag, one of only 25 carried by astronaut Edgar Mitchell in his Personal Preference Kit (PPK) on the Apollo 14 mission, which landed on the moon on the 5th of February 1971.
Gene Cernan Autographed NASA Apollo 17 Mission Photo.
This is an autographed photograph of Apollo 17 astronaut and moonwalker Capt. Eugene Cernan. This was the last Apollo Mission and the last time the US Flag was planted upon the lunar surface.
NASA Pre-Apollo 14 Mission Photo - Edgar Mitchell.
Edgar Mitchell Autographed NASA Pre-Apollo 14 Mission Photo.
This is an autographed, pre-mission photograph of Apollo 14 astronaut and moonwalker Capt. Edgar Mitchell.
U.S. Apollo 16 framed photo display.
Signed by the crew and presented by Mission Lunar module pilot Charlie Duke. Seven color photos in various sizes trace the mission all the way from lift-off to touchdown.
Apollo 17 - Original, autographed Photo of last U.S. flag planted on the Moon.
Original photo of last U.S. Lunar flag with the Apollo 17 crew signed autographs to the photo of Cernan's last salute of the last flag on the last Apollo mission to the moon in 1972. Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program.
Apollo 17 Lunar Panorama.
This photo-mosaic lunar panorama from Apollo 17 was created from at least nine original slit-scan images taken during that now famous December 1972 lunar mission, which was the last manned landing on the surface of the moon.
U.S. 50-Star Flag Flown Aboard Space Shuttle "Columbia".
This flag was carried into space on the second space shuttle mission STS-2. Launched in 1982, it was also the second trip into space for the shuttle "Columbia," and the first time a reusable manned spacecraft was returned to space, proving the viability of the Space Shuttle.
Apollo 14 - 50 Star, Mitchell CM, PPK - "The Disintegrating Flag".
This 4x6, rayon, 50 Star, United States Flag was one of several carried in Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell's PPK on the Apollo XIV mission. It was presented to the Zaricor Flag Collection with the stipulation that research continue on why the flag is disintegrating.