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[NASA MEMORABILIA]. Group of 15 NASA Pinbacks for Alan Shepard's and John Glenn's Mercury Flights, Space Shuttle Challenger, Columbia, and More. [V.p., ca. 1960s-80s]. Pinbacks with color and black and white imagery. Sizes range from approximately 1 ½" to 3 ½" in diameter. Some minor occasional wear, some minor soiling or rust on a few backs. Generally fine. Includes: 6 pinbacks commemorating John Glenn's first orbital flight in Friendship 7 (making him the first American to orbit the Earth), 1 pinback commemorating Alan Shepard's flight on Freedom 7 (making him the first American in space) 1 pinback commemorating Gemini 4, 1 pinback commemorating Apollo 8 (showing Frank Borman, William A. Anders, and James Lovell - Lovell is not identified), 5 pinbacks commemorating Space Shuttle Columbia missions (STS - 1 through STS - 5), 1 pinback for Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS - 6.