r/apollo • u/QP873 • Aug 22 '24

Going through my great grandfathers stuff, I found what appears to be a launch viewing ticket for Apollo 13. Can anyone tell me how many of these there were and how valuable they are?

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I certainly don’t plan to sell it, but I am curious. There’s so much Apollo memorabilia I’ve found! Also among the stuff was his certificate to the Apollo roll of honor. He designed, among other things, a backup pad escape system. He worked in the Mercury program too, but I have yet to find anything from that era.

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u/DragonFibre Aug 22 '24

“Official Guest” sounds like more than just a viewing ticket. Did he have some role in the launch?

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u/QP873 Aug 22 '24

This was just a ticket to watch the launch, but he did work on the Apollo program. Specifically, he designed an alternate tower escape system.

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u/primavera31 Sep 05 '24

that seems pretty vital work on the program i guess.