Flown Artefacts & Memorabilia

Artefacts Flown in Space & Crash Site Relics

Below is a selection of the artefacts in my collection that have flown in space (including to the moon and lunar surface) along with Crash Site Relics and other unique and interesting artefacts. Towards the foot of the page are Launch Complex Acrylics obtained from JL Pickering of retrospaceimages.com. These sold out quickly but I encourage you to visit JL's website to purchase some of his wonderful books and mission photo DVD's. You will also find some original artwork and lithographs I have been fortunate to add to my collection from artists Ossie Jones, Douglas Castleman & my friend Bryan Snuffer. At the foot of this page are my two Aviation & Spaceflight inspired timepieces.

Liberty Bell 7 Film Acrylic

Kansas Cosmosphere Liberty Bell 7 film acrylic which features an image of astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom suited up and sitting next to the spacecraft in 1961 and a picture of the restored Mercury spacecraft and descriptive text. The custom lucite measurex 8 3/4" wide by 3" tall. The Lucite display includes a two-inch segment of 16mm film removed from the floor of the capsule after its recovery on July 20, 1999. Originally encased in one of two on-board cameras, 38 years of exposure to ocean water effectively dissolved the imaging equipment.

Apollo 11 Replica Lunar Plaque

This curved commemorative plaque replicates the curved plaque of the same design left on the Moon in July 1969 wrapped around the rounded leg of the Apollo 11 lunar module, "Eagle." Because the design of the lunar module meant that its base would be left on the Moon after the astronauts left, putting a plaque on the vehicle's leg created a permanent memorial on that spot. The Apollo 11 mission, with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, was the first human landing on the Moon. I purchased this plaque at Kennedy Space Center in November 2008.

Test Pilot Flown & Signed Anniversary Covers

Flown Bell X-1A 25th Anniversary Cover

Flown 50th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight Cover

Flown X-15 50th Anniversary Cover

Apollo 9 "Spider" Flown Kapton Foil

2009 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Apollo 9 Lunar Module, Spider, mission flown insulation segment from astronaut Rusty Schweickart collection.

Apollo 13 "Odyssey" Flown Couch Material

2009 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Apollo 13 Command Module, Odyssey, mission flown couch material from astronaut Fred Haise collection.

STS-27/STS-28, Flown Space Shuttle Flown Tyre

2009 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. STS-27/STS-28, mission flown Space Shuttle tire segment from astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson collection.

Apollo 14 Flown Beta Cloth Mission Patch

2010 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Apollo 14 Beta cloth segment flown to the moon with astronaut Edgar Mitchell.

Apollo 16 Pyro Schematic

2010 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Apollo 16 Pyro System Schematic section flown to the lunar surface with astronaut Charlie Duke.

STS-51D Thermal Tile

2010 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Space Shuttle Discovery mission flown Thermal Protection tile segment from astronaut Don Williams.

Apollo-Soyuz CM Flown Heatshield Material

2011 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Command Module Aft Heat Shield segments, authenticated by ASTP Command Module Pilot Vance Brand.

STS-120 Suit Drink Bag

2011 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. Astronaut EVA Disposable In-Suit Drink Bag segment used by astronaut Scott Parazynski during his STS-120 spacewalk, authenticated by Parazynski.

STS-3 Strain Gauge Harness

2011 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Artifact Series. STS-3 Strain Gauge Harness Component authenticated by STS-3 Commander Jack Lousma.

Friendship 7 Flown Heatshield Fragment

Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" heatshield fragment. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth on February 20th, 1962. I obtained this from Florian Noller of Spaceflori.com.

Apollo 8 Command Module Flown Heatshield

Apollo 8 Command Module flown heatshield acrylic by Jerry Czubinski.

Apollo 11 Command Module Flown Heatshield

Heatshield fragment from Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia". This was the first lunar landing mission. I obtained this from Florian Noller of Spaceflori.com.

The First Air Force Transistor

The 2N43A was the first US Air Force qualified transistor, and was tested to ensure high reliability. The GE 2N4X line of germanium PNP alloy junction transistors were versatile, rugged devices that found widespread use in military, commercial and audio applications. This particular transistor encased in acrylic sat on the desk of Major General Fred J. Ascani from the early 1950's until his retirement from the USAF. General Ascani kindly gifted this acrylic to me in the early 2000. I am honoured to have it in my collection.

General Fred J. Ascani's Command Pilot Wings

Command Pilot Wings are awarded by the USAF for 15 years as rated pilot, and 3,000 total hours flight time or 2300 hours primary and instructor flight, or 144 months Operational Flying Duty (OFDA). These were General Fred J. Ascani's Command Pilot Wings and were kindly gifted to me by the Ascani family after Fred's untimely passing in 2010. I am honoured to have them in my collection.

N.A.A. XB-70 Titanium Honeycomb

This is a piece of titanium honeycomb from the North American Aviation XB-70 which was recovered from the crash site following the mid-air collision on June 8th 1966. This crash site relic was recovered by Christopher L. Freeze. Clicking the above picture will take you to Chris's website Check-Six.com.