Charles Conrad's Gemini 11 Flown Fliteline Medallion
Charles Conradâ€â„¢s flown Gemini 11 Fliteline silver medallion, .75Ë x 1ËÂ, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved with the mission date, "Gemini XI, Sept. 12-15, 1966." Condition is mint state, with slight tarnishing to reverse.
Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance signed by Conrad: â€Å“This sterling silver medallion flew aboard the Gemini XI spacecraft during September 12â€â€œ15, 1966. The mission accomplished a rendezvous in less than one orbit of the Earth and set a world altitude record of 850 miles. It is from my personal collection.â€Â This silver medallion was flown into low earth orbit with Command Pilot Conrad on his second space flight—he flew with Gordon Cooper on Gemini 5 roughly one year earlier.
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Charles Conradâ€â„¢s flown Gemini 11 Fliteline silver medallion, .75Ë x 1ËÂ, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved with the mission date, "Gemini XI, Sept. 12-15, 1966." Condition is mint state, with slight tarnishing to reverse.
Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance signed by Conrad: â€Å“This sterling silver medallion flew aboard the Gemini XI spacecraft during September 12â€â€œ15, 1966. The mission accomplished a rendezvous in less than one orbit of the Earth and set a world altitude record of 850 miles. It is from my personal collection.â€Â This silver medallion was flown into low earth orbit with Command Pilot Conrad on his second space flight—he flew with Gordon Cooper on Gemini 5 roughly one year earlier.