July 2019 Auction Ends Thursday, July 25th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/25/2019
Jack Swigert's personally owned Apollo spacecraft model. Model is from the mid-1960s, made by North American Aviation, Inc., the company that merged with Rockwell-Standard in March 1967 shortly after the Apollo I fire. Unlike more common models made by North American Rockwell after the merger, this is one of the earliest Apollo models ever produced, and is accompanied by the ''Rocky Mountain News'' showing Swigert's parents holding up the model in a story published 10 April 1970, just days before Apollo 13 launched. Swigert gave the model to his parents shortly after he was assigned to the backup crew for the Apollo 13 mission.
Saturn model spacecraft is comprised of the Escape Rocket, which sits atop the Command Module, housed in a circular base that reads ''North American Aviation, Inc. / APOLLO SPACECRAFT'' with the NASA emblem. United States decals and flag are on the Escape Rocket and Command Module. Affixed to the underside of the base is a label by The Walter J. Hyatt Co. Model measures 6.5'' in diameter and 21'' tall. Light wear, but with all complete parts, in very good to near fine condition. With an LOA from Jack Swigert's niece.
Jack Swigert's Personally Owned Apollo Spacecraft Model by North American Aviation, Inc. -- Pre-Apollo I Model
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