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Project Gemini and Apollo space-flown medallions[edit]

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Since the beginning of human spaceflight, astronauts have taken mementos with them in space. Coins and paper currency, small and lightweight, were often favorites during Project Mercury as space-flown souvenirs. Beginning with the Gemini program, astronauts took an active role in designing and producing commemorative medallions to be taken into space. Since the Apollo program, NASA has coordinated with the Robbins Company to produce medallions for every space mission since Apollo 7. All of the medallions pictured are space-flown, and either come from the collection of a NASA astronaut or were given as a gift by the astronaut who carried it. (See tables for more detailed provenance links).
Original
A complete set of space-flown medallions for the Gemini (10) and Apollo (12) manned spaceflight programs.
Articles in which these images appear
One each in: Gemini 3, Gemini 4, Gemini 5, Gemini 6A, Gemini 7, Gemini 8, Gemini 9A, Gemini 10, Gemini 11, Gemini 12, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 13, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, Apollo 17, Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, and all in NASA space-flown Robbins medallions of the Apollo missions
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
Designed by NASA astronauts and/or civilian personnel, struck by "Fliteline" (Gemini) and the Robbins Company (Apollo) for NASA
Images by Heritage Auctions (Edited by Godot13)
Gemini space-flown "Fliteline" medallions
Apollo space-flown Robbins medallions


  • Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:14, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:25, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 04:19, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • How do we know they were all flown? Not that I particularly care, because they are interesting themselves, but it seems they should be marked with an "F" if they are flown and only some of them have that; one I looked at on the auction site had a separate certificate. but this one for example, has no provenance and apparently no "F". Can I make Godot13 sweat again or is this an easy one? Belle (talk) 08:53, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hi Belle – No sweating on this one... Each of the Apollo Robbins medallions was serial numbered and there are records (see table in article) of how many were produced and (for later flights) how many (i.e., beginning with serial number 1) were space-flown versus unflown. There is very little documentation about the production of the Gemini Fliteline medallions, but it is suspected that there were roughly 100 struck and flown on each mission. The F (for flown) in the Apollo serial number was only added beginning with Apollo 17, but continued through Skylab, Shuttle, and ISS missions. Serial numbers for Apollo 14–17 are on the rim of the medallion. Hope this helps.--Godot13 (talk) 16:30, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I must try harder (you are in a cave that is slowly filling with water; you have a plank of wood, a teapot, and an owl; how do you escape?) Support A pity some of them are a bit crooked, but putting together the whole set is a feat. Belle (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • You tear your shirt, attach one end of the cloth to the owl's leg, hold the other, stand on the plank, and then pour the tea on the owl. The terrified bird flies towards whatever opening there is, with you in tow. So you waterski out of the cave in style (this, of course, assuming you have a monocle). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:37, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:45, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support —Jobas (talk) 09:36, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Yann (talk) 22:45, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support impressive medallions, and a nice photo collection to have on Wikipedia. --Pine✉ 05:53, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gemini 3 Flown Silver Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 4 Flown Silver Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 5 Flown Silver Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 6A Flown Silver-Colored Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 7 Flown Fliteline Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 8 Flown Fliteline Sterling Silver Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 9A Flown Silver Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 10 Flown Fliteline Gold-Colored Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 11 Flown Sterling Silver Fliteline Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Gemini 12 Flown Fliteline Gold-Plated Sterling Silver Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 7 Flown Robbins Medallion (SN-186).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 8 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-264).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 9 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-260).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 10 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-70).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 11 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-416).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 12 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-1).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 13 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-354).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 14 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-192).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 15 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-92).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 16 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-19).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo 17 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion (SN-F39).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flown Silver Robbins Medallion.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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