Michigan Flag Flown to Moon Sold at Auction
A STATE OF MICHIGAN FLAG THAT HAS BEEN TO THE MOON AND BACK DREW MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
THE FLAG FLEW TO THE MOON ON NASA’S APOLLO 15 MISSION IN 1971. AND IT WAS UP FOR GRABS LAST WEEK IN AN ONLINE AUCTION AND IT TOPPED OUT AT 21 HUNDRED, 50 DOLLARS.
THE 8–BY–12–INCH FLAG SPENT 4 DAYS ABOARD THE APOLLO 15 COMMAND MODULE WITH ASTRONAUT AL WORDEN, A NATIVE OF DOWNSTATE JACKSON.
THE FLAG WAS FEATURED ONLINE AT ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP DOT ORG. THE AUCTION PROCEEDS ARE USED FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 1984.