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Lot 401

Apollo 1, 1967, AIAA "Haley Astronautics Award". Created in 1954 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics as the Astronautics Award, this medal was renamed the Haley Astronautics Award and today it is known as the Haley Space Flight Award. The Award is presented for outstanding contributions by an astronaut or flight test personnel to the advancement of the art, science or technology of astronautics. The 2" medallion is apparently of bronze (engraved on the rim: "Dieges & Clust") is engraved on the reverse: "Edward H. White II, 1967" and comes in its original blue plush case. A rare award that may never have been available to collectors before.

This Award was presented to Ed White, along with a $500 stipend. Ed used the money to create the Ed White Youth Center at the Seabrook, Texas Methodist Church. Comedian Bob Hope learned of the Youth Center and, after the Apollo 1 tragedy, he held a fundraiser at the Houston Astrodome in Houston for the Center.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
Ex. the astronaut Ed White II Family collection.


 
Realized $690



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