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This United States one dollar bill is a memento of Apollo 13. In April 1970, Apollo 13, which as intended to be the third human landing on the Moon, instead traveled around the Moon and back due to an explosion aboard the service module. As part of the official process of certifying the flight, before human spaceflights, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) had the astronauts or others autograph dollar bills, witnessed by the NAA official for the flight (who sometimes also signed the bill). The bills were then placed aboard the spacecraft. After the mission, recovering the identifiable bills served "as the basis for certification of the identity of the astronauts on each of the flights." Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert as well as three witnesses all signed the front of this bill.

The NASA Johnson Space Center transferred this bill to the National Air and Space Museum in 1976.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

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Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous Manufacturer U.S. Bureau of Engraving
Dimensions 3-D (One Dollar Bill): 15.6 × 6.5 × 0.1cm (6 1/8 × 2 9/16)
Storage: 20.3 × 11.4 × 2.5cm (8 × 4 1/2 × 1 in.)
Materials Paper
Ink
Inventory Number A19770449000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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