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DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF JOHN Y🍰OUNG, MISSION COMMANDER OF GEMINI X, VIA HIS ESTATE
[PROJECT GEMINI]. FLOWN ON GEMINI 10. HEAT SHIELD SEGMENT IN LUCITE FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN YOUNG
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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF JOHN YO༺UNG, MISSION COMMANDER OF GEMINI X, VIA HIS ES🔯TATE
FLOWN ON GEMINI 10
HEAT SHIELD SEGMENT IN LUCITE
Gemini 10 heat shield segment approximately 10 by 13 by 42 mm. Encased in a Lucite cylinder 2½ inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. The base of the cylinder in engraved: "GEMINI X | JULY 18-21, 1966." With a Typed Letter Signed by John Young'✤s widow, Susy Young, on their personal letterhead.
Susy Young's provenance letter reads, in full: "I hereby certify that the Gemini 10 Heat Shield in Lucite that accompanies this letter was flown aboard the Gemini 10 mission July 18-21, 1966. It has been part of John W. Young's personal collection since returning from the mission."