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Replica Apollo 11 Plaque
Replica Apollo 11 Plaque
Date acquired 21st March 2021
Date acquired 21st March 2021
Collection Number TSM-081
Collection Number TSM-081
Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20th 1969, this date partially fulfilled President Kennedy's goal that he set prior to his assassination. The total fulfillment of the goal was accomplished when the crew safely returned to earth on the 24th July 1969.
Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20th 1969, this date partially fulfilled President Kennedy's goal that he set prior to his assassination. The total fulfillment of the goal was accomplished when the crew safely returned to earth on the 24th July 1969.
To commemorate the occasion a plaque made from Stainless Steel measuring 22.9 by 19.4 CM was mounted on the ladder of the Lunar Module descent stage. Printed on the plaque was a representation of the globe, a dedication, the signatures of the three astronauts, and President Nixon's signature. All of the subsequent manned moon missions carried a plaque attached in the same locations. The plaques on missions Apollo 12 to Apollo 16 differed slightly as they did not include a dedication or the Presidents Signature. Apollo 17, being the last planned landing of the program continued in the vein of the Apollo 11 plaque with the inclusion of a dedication and President Nixon's Signature
To commemorate the occasion a plaque made from Stainless Steel measuring 22.9 by 19.4 CM was mounted on the ladder of the Lunar Module descent stage. Printed on the plaque was a representation of the globe, a dedication, the signatures of the three astronauts, and President Nixon's signature. All of the subsequent manned moon missions carried a plaque attached in the same locations. The plaques on missions Apollo 12 to Apollo 16 differed slightly as they did not include a dedication or the Presidents Signature. Apollo 17, being the last planned landing of the program continued in the vein of the Apollo 11 plaque with the inclusion of a dedication and President Nixon's Signature
Here is a photo of the plaque taken by Neil Armstrong during his historic moonwalk
Here is a photo of the plaque taken by Neil Armstrong during his historic moonwalk
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