Object Details
Summary
This button and ribbon celebrate the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969. On that date, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin walked on the Moon's surface while Michael Collins orbited above in the command module. Buttons like this one were sold and collected as souvenirs of the event. Timothy Connelly donated this button and ribbon collected by his father, an avid button collector, to the National Collection in 2005.
Credit Line
Gift of Timothy Connelly
Inventory Number
A20050481000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Materials
Steel
Plastic
Synthetic Fabric
Copper Alloy
Ink
Dimensions
3-D (Button): 15.9 × 4.4 × 0.6cm (6 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Storage: 21.6 × 8.9 × 3.8cm (8 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20050481000