October 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, October 23rd, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/23/2012
Sally Ride typed letter signed and space-flown medallion. Her letter, serving as an LOA for the medallion, reads in full: ''This medallion was flown aboard STS 41-G, the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched from Kennedy Space Center October 5, 1984, circled the Earth 132 times and landed at the Kennedy Space Center October 13, 1984. [signed] Sally Ride''. The medallion bears the image of the Challenger on the front and ''CBS / FOX / Video / First in Space'' to reverse. Measures 1.5'' in diameter. Near fine. The single-page letter measures 8.5'' x 11''. Staining to lower left corner, else near fine.
Sally Ride Letter Signed & Space Flown Medallion -- From the 1984 Challenger Flight
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