This flag was included in the special "gift bag," in which several exchange items were carried aboard the Apollo command module during the joint US-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. It was one of ten Soviet flags included in the package. Also included were ten American flags, a special box of white spruce tree seeds, and the ASTP certificate that authenticated the docking of the two spacecraft. The gifts were presented and exchanged while the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft were docked in Earth orbit in July 1975.
NASA transferred this item to the museum.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 20.3 x 40.6cm (8 x 16 in.)
Materials
Nylon
Inventory Number
A19761055000
Credit Line
Transferred from the NASA Johnson Space Center
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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