Lot 409
Apollo 1, 1993, Ed White's "Astronaut Hall of Fame" Medallion and Ribbon (3") This large bronze medallion has its original blue neck ribbon and its original blue plush case. Ed White was inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame on March 20, 1993, as part of the second group of inductees, along with 12 other Apollo astronauts (including Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, James Lovell and John Young).
The AHOF was formed in the 1980s by the surviving Mercury Seven astronauts and Mrs. Gus Grissom to establish a place where space travelers could be remembered and honored along the lines of Halls of Fame museums for other fields. The Mercury Seven Foundation and the Astronaut Scholarship Foundations were also formed and have a role in the current operations of the Hall of Fame. The facility opened in 1990 by the U.S. Space Camp Foundation - the first owners of the Museum, with the induction of the Mercury 7 astronauts. In 2002, the US Space Camp's creditors foreclosed on the property and the facility was purchased by Delaware North Park Services on behalf of NASA and the property was added to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (per Wikipedia/Astronaut Hall of Fame).
We believe that this is the first time an Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee's medal has ever been offered at auction.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
Ex. the astronaut Ed White II Family collection.
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