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Columbia STS-1 flown sterling silver Robbins medal, serial number 106, as one of only 111 flown and 359 minted. As the first manned, orbital flight in the NASA Space Shuttle missions, the Columbia orbited the Earth 37 times during its 54.5-hour mission which launched on 12 April 1981. Obverse features mission insignia and each astronaut's last name, ''Young / Crippen''. Verso features launch and reentry dates again with each astronaut's full name circumscribed. Serial number ''106F'' is engraved along edge. Housed in original Robbins plastic case with serial number sticker to bottom. Fine. With an LOA from Jack Swigert's sister.
Jack Swigert's Personally Owned Columbia STS-1 Flown Silver Robbins Medal, Serial Number 106
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